A hearing is being held in federal court in Baton Rouge Friday aimed at halting the execution of Jessie Hoffman. The Promise of Justice Initiative says using the nitrogen hypoxia method to execute inmates amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. Loyola University New Orleans Law Professor Dane Ciolino says with Hoffman’s execution slated for March 18th, he expects Chief Judge Shelly Dick to issue a ruling very quickly, which will undoubtedly be appealed to the fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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A man whose remains were discovered back in 1984 is still unidentified, and the coroner in St. Tammany Parish needs your help. Hunters found the remains below the I-59 bridge on the bank of the West Pearl River near the Mississippi State Line. Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape says exactly when the man died is unclear.
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Venture Global has announced it will invest an additional 18 billion dollars to expand its liquefied natural gas facility south of New Orleans in Plaquemines Parish. Venture CEO Mike Sabel says the LNG export facility will increase annual shipments from 27 million tons to over 45 million
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Clocks spring forward an hour this weekend and it’s a great time to check smoke alarms too, that’s according to State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ken Pastorick who says smoke alarms are proven to save lives and that’s what happened last Saturday in Hammond.