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A total of 28 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Louisiana since 1976. Of the 28 people executed, 20 were executed via electrocution and 8 via lethal injection. The most recent Louisiana inmate to be put to death, Gerald Bordelon, waived his appeals and asked the state to carry out his sentence.
Jeffrey Martin Landry (born December 23, 1970) is an American politician and attorney who has served since 2024 as the 57th governor of Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th attorney general of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024 and as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2013.
Toni Jo Henry. Toni Jo Henry ( née Annie Beatrice McQuiston; [1] January 3, 1916 – November 28, 1942) was the only woman ever to be executed in Louisiana 's electric chair. [2] Married to Claude 'Cowboy' Henry, she decided to break her husband out of jail where he was serving a fifty-year sentence in the Texas State Penitentiary for murder.
A wanted Louisiana woman seemed more concerned about how she looked in her mugshot than about the police, when she boldly commented on their Facebook post last month.
Louisiana has about 60 prisoners on death row. Landry called the death sentences a "contractual obligation to victims." "I and the Legislature are going to fulfill our commitments," he said.
Landry recognized this during his campaign last year as two 2023 studies ranked Louisiana as the most dangerous state in America, noting it was first for most murders per capita and fifth or most ...
This conviction was later overturned. However, the following year he was convicted of assault and robbery and was sentenced to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in West Feliciana Parish for nine years. He was released after five years. In 1938, Marcello was arrested and charged with the sale of more than 10 kg (23 pounds) of marijuana.
Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry and wife Sharon arrive for his inauguration ceremony on Jan. 7, 2024 at the state Capitol. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.