Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law Tuesday a bill allowing executions by nitrogen gas and electrocution, opening the door for Louisiana to revive capital punishment 14 years after it last

Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law Tuesday a bill allowing executions by nitrogen gas and electrocution, opening the door for Louisiana to revive capital punishment 14 years after it last used its death chamber.

  • mkwt@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    FYI: Louisiana’s electric chair is/was named “Gruesome Gertie.”. I believe it is in a museum at the state penitentiary at Angola.