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]
| Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Method | Victim(s) | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black | 31 | M | December 14, 1983 | East Baton Rouge | Electrocution | Willie Kelly | Dave Treen | |
| 2 | Black | 30 | M | February 29, 1984 | Jefferson | David Vogler | |||
| 3 | White | 34 | M | April 5, 1984 | Iberia | Loretta Bourque and David LeBlanc | Edwin Edwards | ||
| 4 | White | 46 | M | September 10, 1984 | Ouachita | Mary Lee Peters | |||
| 5 | Black | 38 | M | October 30, 1984 | Bossier | Ralph Shell | |||
| 6 | White | 26 | M | December 28, 1984 | St. Tammany | Faith Hathaway | |||
| 7 | White | 32 | M | January 4, 1985 | Terrebonne | 4 murder victims | |||
| 8 | White | 31 | M | June 7, 1987 | Jefferson | Jefferson Parish Deputy Sheriff Robert Cochran[2] | |||
| 9 | Black | 27 | M | June 9, 1987 | Bossier | Jo Ann Wilson | |||
| 10 | White | 25 | M | June 12, 1987 | Webster | Newt Brown and Erlene Brown | |||
| 11 | White | 35 | M | June 16, 1987 | |||||
| 12 | Black | 30 | M | July 20, 1987 | Lafayette | Marcelaine Richard | |||
| 13 | Black | 31 | M | July 24, 1987 | St. Charles | Kathy Newman | |||
| 14 | White | 25 | M | July 30, 1987 | Barbara Jo Brown | ||||
| 15 | White | 36 | M | August 24, 1987 | Orleans | Jane Ellen Francioni | |||
| 16 | White | 38 | M | March 15, 1988 | Caddo | Shreveport Police Officer Glen Tompkins[3] | Buddy Roemer | ||
| 17 | Black | 34 | M | April 13, 1988 | Jefferson | 5 murder victims | |||
| 18 | White | 28 | M | June 14, 1988 | Bossier | Roberta June Johnson | |||
| 19 | Black | 30 | M | May 18, 1990 | Lafayette | Louisiana State Police Trooper Donald Cleveland | |||
| 20 | Black | 35 | M | July 22, 1991 | East Baton Rouge | Tumekica Jackson | |||
| 21 | White | 41 | M | March 5, 1993 | Jefferson | Lethal injection | Frances Arwood | Edwin Edwards | |
| 22 | Black | 59 | M | May 16, 1995 | Orleans | Wilbert John Spencer | |||
| 23 | Black | 42 | M | March 1, 1996 | Henry Silver | Mike Foster | |||
| 24 | White | 35 | M | April 24, 1997 | Omer Laughlin | ||||
| 25 | Black | 38 | M | January 8, 1999 | Sabine | Sonja Knippers | |||
| 26 | Black | 38 | M | June 6, 2000 | East Baton Rouge | Donna Ponsano | |||
| 27 | White | 35 | M | May 10, 2002 | Calcasieu | Christina Burgin | |||
| 28 | White | 47 | M | January 7, 2010 | Livingston | Courtney LeBlanc | Bobby Jindal |
| Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 15 | 54% | |
| Black | 13 | 46% | |
| Age | |||
| 20–29 | 5 | 18% | |
| 30–39 | 18 | 64% | |
| 40–49 | 4 | 18% | |
| 50–59 | 1 | 4% | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 28 | 100% | |
| Date of execution | |||
| 1976–1979 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980–1989 | 18 | 64% | |
| 1990–1999 | 7 | 25% | |
| 2000–2009 | 2 | 7% | |
| 2010–2019 | 1 | 4% | |
| 2020–2029 | 0 | 0% | |
| Method | |||
| Electrocution | 20 | 71% | |
| Lethal injection | 8 | 29% | |
| Governor (Party) | |||
| Edwin Edwards (D) | 15 | 54% | |
| Dave Treen (R) | 2 | 7% | |
| Buddy Roemer (D) | 5 | 18% | |
| Mike Foster (R) | 5 | 18% | |
| Kathleen Blanco (D) | 0 | 0% | |
| Bobby Jindal (R) | 1 | 4% | |
| John Bel Edwards (D) | 0 | 0% | |
| Jeff Landry (R) | 0 | 0% | |
| Total | 28 | 100% | |