Louisiana
State update
Link to death penalty statute
CCRP 905
Link to execution statute
Not available
Date death penalty reenacted
July 2, 1973
Can a defendant get death penalty for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder?
Yes; also for aggravated rape of a child
How is the sentence determined?
Jury
Location of death row(s)
Angola (Women: St. Gabriel)
Clemency process
Governor has authority to grant clemency with nonbinding advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles
Time of execution (in law and/or by custom)
Not specified
Number of people exonerated from death row since 1973
8
Names of people exonerated from death row since 1973
- Johnny Ross, 1981
- Curtis Kyles, 1998
- hareef Cousin, 1999
- Michael Graham, 2000
- Albert Burrell, 2000
- John Thompson, 2003
- Dan L. Bright, 2004
- Ryan Matthews, 2004
