A federal hearing will take place today in Baton Rouge where arguments will be made that the use of nitrogen gas to carry out an execution amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says Alabama is the only other state that uses nitrogen hypoxia….
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says the courts have not stood in the way of Alabama using nitrogen gas and the state is planning to use that method on death row inmate Jessie Hoffman on March 18th.
Yesterday was a big day for Venture Global’s LNG plant in Plaquemines Parish as officials announced an 18-billion dollar expansion for the export facility. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the fastest growing source of energy is natural gas and Louisiana plays a major role…
LSU Graduate and Lafayette native Kate Williams owner of Kate’s Ice Cream in Portland Oregon has won Best Vegan Ice Cream Shop in the US
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LSU football has hired a familiar name to be their new defensive line coach. Kyle Williams was an all-american defensive tackle for the Tigers in 2005 and he was on the 2003 national championship team. Most recently he was the defensive coordinator at Ruston High School.
And after leading Cecilia to a state championship in football last December, Dennis Skains is leaving as head coach of the Bulldogs to be an assistant at East Ascension.