Louisiana

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State Abbreviation LA
State Name Louisiana
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 27
Number of Executions before 1976 632
Current Death Row Population 85
Women on Death Row 2
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 07-02-1973
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1983
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 12.4
Is Life Without Parole an Option? Yes
Can a defendant get death for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder? No
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 8
Number of Clemencies Granted 2
Region South
Method Injection
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Angola (Women: St. Gabriel)
Clemency Process Governor has authority to grant clemency with nonbinding advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles