Louisiana schedules back-to-back executions for next month
A St. Tammany Parish judge has scheduled a condemned killer to be executed March 18, the day after another man convicted for ...
Louisiana seeks to resume executions imminently after a 15-year pause
Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using ...
Louisiana resumes executions after 15-year pause, approves use of nitrogen gas method
Gov. Jeff Landry announced the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has implemented protocol to carry out death sentences using nitrogen gas.
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A new rule slashed how much prisons can charge for phone calls. Louisiana is challenging it.
The new rates vary by facility size and type. At the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola—and at all other state ...
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Louisiana's incarcerated girls return to controversial Ware Youth Center
Girls who are in state custody for committing crimes are being moved back to the Ware Youth Center, a privately-runfacility ...
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Louisiana to move forward with nitrogen gas executions, Landry says
That difficulty was part of the reason Louisiana lawmakers legalized the use of nitrogen gas and the electric chair as ...
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State finalizes drug protocol to allow death sentences to be carried out
The Louisiana State Penitentiary personnel will conduct checks on all aspects of the nitrogen system and other apparatus utilized in the protocol prior to the commencement of the execution.
Minors in Louisiana could be sent to adult prison for a growing list of crimes
An influential Louisiana lawmaker will push for minors to be sent to adult prison for a slew of new crimes such as fentanyl ...
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Louisiana trooper accused of domestic violence placed on administrative leave, released on bond
A lieutenant with the Louisiana State Police is in jail after the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to an off-duty ...
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A new rule slashed how much prisons can charge for phone calls. Louisiana is challenging it.
The state, some prison phone companies and the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association, a powerful lobbying group with major sway in state criminal justice policy, argue the new rules are arbitrary.