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 29 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Louisiana since 1976. Of the 29 people executed, 20 were executed via electrocution, 8 via lethal injection and 1 via nitrogen hypoxia. The most recent Louisiana inmate to be put to death, Jessie Hoffman Jr., was the first in the state to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia.
List of people executed in Louisiana since 1976 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution Parish Method Victim(s) Governor 1 Black 31 M December 14, 1983 East Baton RougeElectrocution Willie KellyDave Treen 2 Black 30 M February 29, 1984 Jefferson David Vogler 3 White 34 M April 5, 1984 Iberia Loretta Ann Bourque and David LeBlancEdwin Edwards 4 White 46 M September 10, 1984 Ouachita Mary Lee Peters 5 Black 38 M October 30, 1984 Bossier Ralph Shell 6 White 26 M December 28, 1984 St. Tammany Faith Hathaway 7 White 32 M January 4, 1985 Terrebonne 4 murder victims 8 White 31 M June 7, 1987 Jefferson Jefferson Parish Deputy Sheriff Robert Cochran 9 Black 27 M June 9, 1987 Bossier Jo Ann Wilson 10 White 25 M June 12, 1987WebsterNewt Brown and Erlene Brown 11 White 35 M June 16, 1987 12 Black 30 M July 20, 1987 Lafayette Marcelaine Richard 13 Black 31 M July 24, 1987St. Charles Kathy Newman 14 White 25 M July 30, 1987 Barbara Jo Brown 15 White 36 M August 24, 1987 Orleans Jane Ellen Francioni 16 White 38 M March 15, 1988 Caddo Shreveport Police Officer Glen TompkinsBuddy Roemer 17 Black 34 M April 13, 1988 Jefferson 5 murder victims 18 White 28 M June 14, 1988 Bossier Roberta June Johnson 19 Black 30 M May 18, 1990 Lafayette Louisiana State Police Trooper Donald Cleveland 20 Black 35 M July 22, 1991 East Baton Rouge Tumekica Michelle Jackson 21 White 41 M March 5, 1993 JeffersonLethal injection Frances ArwoodEdwin Edwards 22 Black 59 M May 16, 1995Orleans Wilbert John Spencer 23 Black 42 M March 1, 1996 Henry SilverMike Foster 24 White 35 M April 24, 1997 Omer Laughlin 25 Black 38 M January 8, 1999 Sabine Sonja Knippers 26 Black 39 M June 6, 2000 East Baton Rouge Donna Ponsano 27 White 35 M May 10, 2002 Calcasieu Christina Burgin 28 White 47 M January 7, 2010 Livingston Courtney LeBlanc Bobby Jindal 29 Black 46 M March 18, 2025 St. Tammany Nitrogen hypoxia Mary Margaret ElliottJeff Landry
Demographics Race White 15 Black 14 Age 20–29 5 30–39 18 40–49 5 50–59 1 Sex Male 29 Date of execution 1976–1979 0 1980–1989 18 1990–1999 7 2000–2009 2 2010–2019 1 2020–2029 1 Method Electrocution 20 Lethal injection 8 Nitrogen hypoxia 1 Governor (Party) Edwin Edwards (D) 15 Dave Treen (R) 2 Buddy Roemer (D/R) 5 Mike Foster (R) 5 Kathleen Blanco (D) 0 Bobby Jindal (R) 1 John Bel Edwards (D) 0 Jeff Landry (R) 1 Total 29 100%
See also Capital punishment in Louisiana Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Louisiana (pre-1972) – executions before Furman
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