Dr. Joseph Antognini travels across the nation, being paid over $500 an hour by government officials who rely on him to vouch ...

Beyond the condemned, I've seen the harm done to family members, victims, prison guards, and even jurors. There may be too many people harmed by executions for Louisiana to bear. We don’t need this.

"Why do we kill people who may have killed people to show that killing people is wrong?" human-rights lawyer Clive Stafford ...

Mizani Ball and Marta Jewson on how Mardi Gras Day parade route changes affected local businesses and marching bands. Delaney ...

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During a visit to Venture Global’s liquified natural gas plant in Port Sulphur, Gov. Jeff Landry and two members of President ...

All over south Louisiana, and indeed across the country, people honor their dead. At historical sites, battlefields, military ...

Glenn Ford's case helps us understand that proof of innocence can even arrive 30 years after the crime occurs.  Glenn’s experiences also help us understand why the death penalty is always wrong, ...

“Glenn Ford taught me that every chance for life matters,” writes Andrea Armstrong, of her friend, who spent 30 years on Death Row before he was cleared and released. “Despite being sentenced to death ...

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