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With the stroke of a pen, Louisiana has new gun laws, new ways to execute prisoners Play Video
March 5, 2024 2:24 PM
BATON ROUGE — With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday expanded gun rights for most Louisiana residents and approved new ways to execute death row prisoners. Louisiana's new concealed carry law , (Senate Bill 1) which takes effect on Independence Day, lowers from 21 to... more » -
Indiana prison scheduled to carry out first federal execution of woman since 1953
October 20, 2020 8:04 AM
According to the BBC , an Indiana prison is scheduled to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in almost 70 years, the Justice Department said. Officials say Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before cutting out and kidnapping the baby in 2004. She... more » -
Execution delayed for man convicted in woman's 1997 killing
February 17, 2016 4:35 PM
NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana Supreme Court has delayed the planned execution of a man convicted of beating and stabbing a 71-year-old woman to death while robbing her home in 1997. The court agreed Wednesday to indefinitely postpone the March 14 execution date that a state judge had set... more » -
Dept. of Corrections: No drugs on hand for scheduled March execution
February 15, 2016 2:36 PM
GONZALES - The Department of Safety & Corrections say they don’t have the execution drugs on hand necessary to carry out an execution scheduled for next month. Serial killer Daniel Blank was scheduled to have his death sentence carried out on Mar. 14 in Ascension Parish. The department... more »