Attorney General Jeff Landry issued an opinion that advises Louisiana Pardon Board not to hear clemency requests sent by over 50 death row inmates who have filed. He says the pardon board has more than 400 applications to review before getting to death row inmates who are hoping Governor Edwards lessens their punishment to life in prison
But Capital Appeals Project Executive Director Cecelia Kappel, says there’s a major conflict of interest….
Cut 12 (12) “…clemency requests”
Kappel says the pardon board can also waive its rules, including the rule that requests need to be filed within one year after their last denied appeal. She says that rule has been waived before in death penalty cases…
The first-ever Gulf of Mexico offshore wind energy power lease sale has been approved by the federal government. About 300 thousand acres near Lake Charles and Galveston, Texas will be auctioned off on August 29th. Director of Future Energy at Greater New Orleans Inc. Lacey McManus says building wind farms may be a way off but Louisiana workers are ready.
The areas could turn wind energy into nearly 4 gigawatts of electricity each year. A sale notice can be found in the Federal Register.
Speaker Pro Tem of the Louisiana House Republican Tanner Magee says he will not run for re-election. Magee says he’s proud to help secure funds for rural roads and flood control projects in his district. But he says special interest groups have gained too much control…