List of people executed in Louisiana
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
[edit]| No. | Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Method | Victim(s) | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Wayne Williams | Black | 31 | M | December 14, 1983 | East Baton Rouge | Electrocution[a] | Willie Kelly | Dave 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 | Jefferson | Lethal injection | 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
[edit]| 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% |
| 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 | 20 | 71% |
| Lethal injection | 8 | 29% |
| Governor (Party) | ||
| Edwin Edwards (D) | 15 | 54% |
| Dave Treen (R) | 2 | 7% |
| 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
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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).
- ^ The 4 victims were: Bobby Todd, Terry Hebert, Sandra Brake, and Anne Tierney.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Felde was executed 12 hours after Buddy Roemer's inauguration as Louisiana governor. Roemer and his predecessor, Edwin Edwards, each rejected appeals for clemency.
- ^ The 5 victims were: Sheila Thomas, Shantel Osborne, Carol Osborne, Owen Griffin, and Myrtle Griffin.
- ^ Edward R. Byrne Jr. was the 100th person to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
- ^ Was tried and convicted in Grant Parish.
References
[edit]- ^ "Execution Database | Death Penalty Information Center". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Coates, Guy. "Benjamin Berry Dies In Electric Chair". Associated Press.
- ^ McGill, Kevin. "Felde Executed In Louisiana With AM-Darden Bjt". Associated Press.