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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