NBC 10 News Today: Louisiana Gov. Landry, AG push to start executions
BATON ROUGE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — According to reports, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R-LA) and Attorney General Liz Murrill are pushing for death row executions to get started. Watch the video above for more information.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared an emergency to make repairs possible for the Camp J unit at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The governor's executive order states that the prison, commonly known as Angola, lacks an adequate number of beds for inmates. The order specifically…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Hours after the nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas in January last year, Alabama's attorney general urged other states to also develop it as a method for carrying out death sentences. Now, some states are following suit. Louisiana is scheduled to execute a man with…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate scheduled for execution on March 18, are asking a federal judge to halt his execution, arguing that the secrecy surrounding the state’s use of nitrogen hypoxia violates his constitutional rights. On Thursday, attorneys for the…