Governor Jeff Landry says he will not stand in the way of Jessie Hoffman’s scheduled execution tonight. Sean Richardson reports it will be Louisiana’s first execution of a death row inmate in 15 years…
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Hoffman was 18 when he killed Elliott and fathered a child before the crime. Jessie Smith is his son and says he didn’t get the opportunity to grow up with his father and would be devastated if his father is put to death.
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Hoffman is set to be executed between 6 and 9 PM.
Councilman Oliver Thomas has thrown his hat in the New Orleans Mayoral race. University of New Orleans Political Scientist Dr. Edward Chervenek says Thomas is the third announced candidate. New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno and Former Orleans Parish Judge Arthur Hunter are the other two. Chervenak says Thomas is well liked as he’s serving for a third time on the city council…
Thomas pleaded guilty in 2007 to accepting a bribe from a businessman while he was a city council member and served two years in a federal prison.
The Louisiana Department of Health is still seeing a lot of cases whooping cough cases. State epidemiologist Doctor Theresa Sokol says whooping cough is very serious and can be potentially deadly…
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There are vaccines available to prevent whooping cough.