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How h nitrogen gas executions could be affected by court ruling on Alabama
News

How h nitrogen gas executions could be affected by court ruling on Alabama

  • BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer
  • Updated Jun 20, 2026

Advocates for death row inmates in h are praising a decision this month by the U.S. Supreme Court that barred Alabama from carrying out its latest scheduled execution by nitrogen gas, while h Attorney General Liz Murrill panned the outcome as the work of a “rogue judge.”

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Long delay not fatal for h death row inmate seeking relief, court rules
Courts

Long delay not fatal for h death row inmate seeking relief, court rules

  • BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer
  • Feb 5, 2026

A h death row inmate did not abandon his bid for a new trial by letting his petition gather dust for 20 years before a judge last year signed his death warrant, the h Supreme Court decided this week.

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Will Sutton: Two h journalists witnessed the execution of Jessie Hoffman — for us
Opinion

Will Sutton: Two h journalists witnessed the execution of Jessie Hoffman — for us

  • BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist
  • Updated Jun 20, 2025

As a young senior, there are still things I want to do in life, but watching a state-sanctioned execution isn't one of them. 

Gambit's annual post-session assessment of the legislative carnage: Da Winnas & Da Loozas
Clancy Dubos

Gambit's annual post-session assessment of the legislative carnage: Da Winnas & Da Loozas

  • BY CLANCY DuBOS
  • Jun 7, 2019

Clancy DuBos' annual post-session assessment of the legislative carnage lists the victors and the vanquished.

Louisian Senate passes bill that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected
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h Senate passes bill that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected

  • BY KAYLEE POCHE
  • May 6, 2019

The only discussion of the bill was brought forth by Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, who asked Milkovich if he was against killing any human with a heartbeat, in a seeming reference to his support of the death penalty.

What to know in New Orleans this week (May 7): Newspaper purchase, abortion bill, and more
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What to know in New Orleans this week (May 7): Newspaper purchase, abortion bill, and more

  • May 6, 2019

h buys the T-P ... an abortion bill advances ... banning the death penalty ... and more

Louisian Senate committee passes bill to put the death penalty to a public vote in 2020
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h Senate committee passes bill to put the death penalty to a public vote in 2020

  • BY KAYLEE POCHE
  • Apr 30, 2019

“If you do not hold that government gets it right every single time, then death should not be on the table,” said state Sen. JP Morrell, a former New Orleans public defender.

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Photos: Renowned death penalty opponent & St. Joseph's Academy alumna Sister Helen Prejean speaks in series for SJA's 150th anniversary
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Photos: Renowned death penalty opponent & St. Joseph's Academy alumna Sister Helen Prejean speaks in series for SJA's 150th anniversary

  • TRAVIS SPRADLING | tspradling@theadvocate.com
  • Sep 11, 2018

St. Joseph's Academy alumna Sister Helen Prejean addressed students and faculty there Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, as part of the school's 150th a…

Walt Handelsman: Jeff Landry Moving Forward
Opinion

Walt Handelsman: Jeff Landry Moving Forward

  • BY WALT HANDELSMAN | whandelsman@theadvocate.com
  • Aug 6, 2018

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Walt Handelsman: Jeff Landry Moving Forward
Opinion

Walt Handelsman: Jeff Landry Moving Forward

  • BY WALT HANDELSMAN | whandelsman@theadvocate.com
  • Aug 6, 2018

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