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Religion is baked into Louisiana's death penalty practices, but executions divide faith leaders
Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...
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Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions. Here are the 56 people on Angola's death row.
Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions next week for the first time in 15 years, using nitrogen gas to execute Jessie Hoffman. Here's a look at who else is on death row in the state.
The Week21h
New Orleans is a city best savoured through its food
The US city where jazz was born, has an interesting food culture, inspired by its multiplicity, and shaped by wars, ...
Community mourns death of 18-year-old fatally shot on Mardi Gras
Family, friends and loved ones of 18-year-old Josef Lewis came together to lay him to rest. The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s ...
Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa's dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, report says
An examination of the dog found dead along with actor Gene Hackman and his wife in their Santa Fe home shows dehydration and ...
Tangipahoa Parish drug investigation leads to five arrests
Following the investigation, TPSO deputies said 48-year-old Alvin Cotton, 64-year-old Hayes Cotton, 46-year-old Doniel Gooden ...
The Advocate18h
Outlaw duo Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed in Louisiana, but what happened to their car?
A few years back, Jim Dagar was working in downtown Alexandria when a man pulled into a parking lot with a bullet-riddled, ...
John Lennon honored on UK coin collection in what would have been his 85th year
The coin, which will go on sale on Monday, features a portrait of John Lennon that is based on a famous image taken by music industry photographer Bob Gruen in 1974.