List of people executed in Louisiana explained

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Louisiana since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

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.[1]

List of people executed in Louisiana since 1976

NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionParishMethodVictim(s)Governor
1Black31MDecember 14, 1983East Baton RougeElectrocutionWillie KellyDave Treen
2Black30MFebruary 29, 1984JeffersonDavid Vogler
3White34MApril 5, 1984IberiaLoretta Bourque and David LeBlancEdwin Edwards
4White46MSeptember 10, 1984OuachitaMary Lee Peters
5Black38MOctober 30, 1984BossierRalph Shell
6White26MDecember 28, 1984St. TammanyFaith Hathaway
7White32MJanuary 4, 1985Terrebonne4 murder victims
8White31MJune 7, 1987JeffersonJefferson Parish Deputy Sheriff Robert Cochran[2]
9Black27MJune 9, 1987BossierJo Ann Wilson
10White25MJune 12, 1987WebsterNewt Brown and Erlene Brown
11White35MJune 16, 1987
12Black30MJuly 20, 1987LafayetteMarcelaine Richard
13Black31MJuly 24, 1987St. CharlesKathy Newman
14White25MJuly 30, 1987Barbara Jo Brown
15White36MAugust 24, 1987OrleansJane Ellen Francioni
16White38MMarch 15, 1988CaddoShreveport Police Officer Glen Tompkins[3] Buddy Roemer
17Black34MApril 13, 1988Jefferson5 murder victims
18White28MJune 14, 1988BossierRoberta June Johnson
19Black30MMay 18, 1990LafayetteLouisiana State Police Trooper Donald Cleveland
20Black35MJuly 22, 1991East Baton RougeTumekica Jackson
21White41MMarch 5, 1993JeffersonLethal injectionFrances ArwoodEdwin Edwards
22Black59MMay 16, 1995OrleansWilbert John Spencer
23Black42MMarch 1, 1996Henry SilverMike Foster
24White35MApril 24, 1997Omer Laughlin
25Black38MJanuary 8, 1999SabineSonja Knippers
26Black38MJune 6, 2000East Baton RougeDonna Ponsano
27White35MMay 10, 2002CalcasieuChristina Burgin
28White47MJanuary 7, 2010LivingstonCourtney LeBlancBobby Jindal

Demographics

Race
White1554%
Black1346%
Age
20–29518%
30–391864%
40–49418%
50–5914%
Sex
Male28100%
Date of execution
1976–197900%
1980–19891864%
1990–1999725%
2000–200927%
2010–201914%
2020–202900%
Method
Electrocution2071%
Lethal injection829%
Governor (Party)
Edwin Edwards (D)1554%
Dave Treen (R)27%
Buddy Roemer (D)518%
Mike Foster (R)518%
Kathleen Blanco (D)00%
Bobby Jindal (R)14%
John Bel Edwards (D)00%
Jeff Landry (R)00%
Total28100%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Searchable Execution Database. Death Penalty Information Center. January 11, 2020.
  2. News: Benjamin Berry Dies In Electric Chair. Coates. Guy. Associated Press.
  3. News: Felde Executed In Louisiana With AM-Darden Bjt. McGill. Kevin. Associated Press.