Jessie Hoffman’s loved ones are bracing for the moment Hoffman becomes the first Louisiana death row inmate to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia. Hoffman’s brother, Marvin Fields, says his brother is very remorseful for what he did to Molly Elliott in 1996.
Hoffman kidnapped Elliot in downtown New Orleans the day before Thanksgiving in 1996. According to authorities, Hoffman robbed Elliot of 200-dollars, raped her in the backseat of her own car and fatally shot her execution style. Elliot’s body was dumped in a river in St. Tammany Parish. Landry says Hoffman’s death sentence is appropriate…
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Hoffman’s execution is set to take place at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola between six PM and nine PM tonight.
The state epidemiologist is urging Louisianans to make sure they’re vaccinated against whooping cough. Louisiana is seeing a large number of whooping cough cases. State epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says the symptoms of the serious illness start off so mild that one might not initially suspect anything serious.
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Two Louisiana infants have died of the disease in the last six months.
The third candidate for New Orlean Mayor is Councilman Oliver Thomas. UNO Political Scientist Dr. Edward Chervenak says though 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, he is well liked. Thomas represents New Orleans East. Chervenak says Thomas will talk about the reduction of crime in New Orleans East and the transformation of the old Six Flags site.