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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

No. Name Race Age Sex Date of execution Method Parish Victim(s) Governor
1 Robert Wayne Williams Black 31 M December 14, 1983 Electrocution [a] East Baton Rouge Willie Kelly David C. Treen
2 Johnny Davis Taylor Jr. Black 30 M February 29, 1984 Jefferson David Vogler
3 Elmo Patrick Sonnier White 34 M April 5, 1984 Iberia Loretta Bourque and David LeBlanc Edwin Edwards
4 Timothy George Baldwin White 46 M September 10, 1984 Ouachita Mary Lee Peters
5 Earnest Knighton Jr. Black 38 M October 30, 1984 Bossier Ralph Shell
6 Robert Lee Willie White 26 M December 28, 1984 St. Tammany Faith Hathaway
7 David Dene Martin White 32 M January 4, 1985 Terrebonne 4 murder victims [b]
8 Benjamin A. Berry White 31 M June 7, 1987 Jefferson Jefferson Parish Deputy Sheriff Robert Cochran [2]
9 Alvin Rudolph Moore Jr. Black 27 M June 9, 1987 Bossier Jo Ann Wilson
10 Jimmy L. Glass White 25 M June 12, 1987 Webster Newt Brown and Erlene Brown
11 Jimmy C. Wingo White 35 M June 16, 1987
12 Willie Lawrence Celestine Black 30 M July 20, 1987 Lafayette Marcelaine Richard
13 Willie Watson Black 31 M July 24, 1987 St. Charles Kathy Newman
14 John E. Brogdon White 25 M July 30, 1987 Barbara Jo Brown
15 Sterling John Rault Jr. White 36 M August 24, 1987 [c] Orleans Jane Ellen Francioni
16 Wayne Robert Felde White 38 M March 15, 1988 [d] Caddo Shreveport Police Officer Glen Tompkins [3] Buddy Roemer
17 Leslie Lowenfield Black 34 M April 13, 1988 Jefferson 5 murder victims [e]
18 Edward R. Byrne Jr. [f] White 28 M June 14, 1988 Bossier Roberta June Johnson
19 Dalton Prejean Black 30 M May 18, 1990 Lafayette Louisiana State Police Trooper Donald Cleveland
20 Andrew Lee Jones Black 35 M July 22, 1991 East Baton Rouge Tumekica Jackson
21 Robert Wayne Sawyer White 41 M March 5, 1993 Lethal injection Jefferson Frances Arwood Edwin Edwards
22 Thomas Lee Ward Black 59 M May 16, 1995 Orleans Wilbert John Spencer
23 Antonio G. James Black 42 M March 1, 1996 Henry Silver Mike Foster
24 John Ashley Brown Jr. White 35 M April 24, 1997 Omer Laughlin
25 Dobie Gillis Williams Black 38 M January 8, 1999 Sabine [g] Sonja Knippers
26 Feltus Taylor Jr. Black 38 M June 6, 2000 East Baton Rouge Donna Ponsano
27 Leslie Dale Martin White 35 M May 10, 2002 Calcasieu Christina Burgin
28 Gerald James Bordelon White 47 M January 7, 2010 Livingston Courtney LeBlanc Bobby Jindal

Demographics

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%
Female 1 0%
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 31 71%
Lethal injection 8 29%
Governor (Party)
David C. Treen (R) 2 7%
Edwin Edwards (D) 15 54%
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%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, Louisiana is one of only two states to have executed more people via electrocution than lethal injection ( Nebraska, which required electrocution until 2009, is the other).
  2. ^ The 4 victims were: Bobby Todd, Terry Hebert, Sandra Brake, and Anne Tierney.
  3. ^ Louisiana executed a total of 8 inmates in 1987, the highest of all states for that calendar year and accounting for nearly a third of all executions in 1987.
  4. ^ Felde was executed 12 hours after Buddy Roemer's inauguration as Louisiana governor. Roemer and his predecessor, Edwin Edwards, each rejected appeals for clemency.
  5. ^ The 5 victims were: Sheila Thomas, Shantel Osborne, Carol Osborne, Owen Griffin, and Myrtle Griffin.
  6. ^ Edward R. Byrne Jr. was the 100th person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
  7. ^ Was tried and convicted in Grant Parish.

References

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