List of people executed in Louisiana (pre-1972)
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Louisiana before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For people executed by Louisiana after the restoration of capital punishment by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in Louisiana.[1][2][3]
Hanging
1810s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
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Unknown[4] | Black | M | July 1812 | St. Landry | Murder | Pierre Douat (owner) and his family, white | Claiborne | |
Multiple unknowns[4] | Native American | 1813 | Murder | Dr. Watson and Mr. O'Neale, both white | ||||
George Strickland[4] | White | M | March 13, 1814 | Natchitoches | Murder | Ross McCabe, white | ||
Andrew Whitman | White | M | March 2, 1818 | Orleans | Attempted murder | McKoy, white[5] | Villeré | |
William Wyatt | White | M | June 25, 1818 | Orleans (Federal)[6] | Murder | Capt. Cornelius Driscoll, white[6] | ||
Wilson | Black | M | January 2, 1819 | Concordia | Murder | Nicholas Delouma and unknown, both white[7] |
1820s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
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Jean Desfarges[8] | White | 22 | M | May 25, 1820 | Orleans | Piracy | Robertson | |
Robert Johnson[8] | White | M | ||||||
Bob | Black | M | June 14, 1821 | Rapides | Murder | |||
Russell Brooks[4] | White | M | 1822 | Ouachita | Murder | Male, white | ||
Unknown[4] | Native American | M | May 1823[a] | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Unknown, Native American | ||
Charles Prevost | White | 36 | M | 1825 | Natchitoches | Murder | Spotswood Mills, white[9] | Johnson |
Henry Gastor[4] | White | M | August 17, 1825 | West Feliciana | Murder | Henry Miller, white |
1830s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
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Three unknowns | Hispanic | M | 1830 | Orleans | Murder | Dupré | ||
Zac[4] | Black | M | February 13, 1830 | Unknown[b] | Murder | John Whitten, white (owner) | ||
Edward Cullen | White | M | February 15, 1830 | Lafourche | Murder | |||
Zachariah Linton | White | M | April 16, 1830 | Orleans | Murder | |||
John Brown[10] | White | M | March 3, 1831 | Orleans | Murder | Walter Borden, white | Roman | |
Elijah | Black | M | June 4, 1831 | Orleans | Attempted murder | Paul Pandely, white[11] | ||
Manuel Feracko[4] | Hispanic | M | April 23, 1832 | Orleans | Murder | Senor Mayorquin, Hispanic | ||
Jacinto Fernandez[4] | Hispanic | M | ||||||
Jose Saureo[4] | Hispanic | M | ||||||
Lucy | Black | F | November 1832 | Jefferson | Poisoning | |||
Unknown | Black | F | 1835 | St. Martin | Arson | Roman or White | ||
Unknown | Black | M | ||||||
John Halthouser | White | M | 1835 | Claiborne | Murder-Robbery | Mr. Sloan, white[12] | ||
Old Harry[4] | Black | M | May 14, 1836 | Ouachita | White | |||
Alicia[13] | Black | F | ||||||
Unknown[13] | Black | M | May 18, 1836 | Ouachita | ||||
Four unknowns[13] | Black | M | 1836 or 1837 | Webster | Murder | McIntyre, white | ||
Two unknowns | Black | M | 1837 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | |||
Thomas Tibbetts | White | 22 | M | 1837 | Orleans | Murder | Unknown[c] | |
Unknown | Black | 1837 | Rapides | Murder | ||||
Two unknowns | Black | 1837 | Assumption | Murder | ||||
Unknown | Black | 1837 | Arson | |||||
Bill | Black | M | August 1837 | St. Helena | Murder | Elizabeth Gordon, white (owner)[14] | ||
Jane | Black | F | ||||||
Jim | Black | M | August 1837 | Rapides | Slave revolt | |||
Henry | Black | M | ||||||
Joe | Black | M | ||||||
Edmond | Black | M | ||||||
Sam | Black | M | ||||||
Stephen | Black | M | ||||||
William | Black | M | ||||||
Five unknowns | Black | M | ||||||
Jose | Black | M | March 12, 1838 | St. Bernard | Murder | |||
Jim | Black | M | March 12, 1838 | Murder | ||||
Joe | Black | M | ||||||
Brown | Black | M | March 12, 1838 | Murder | ||||
George[13] | Black | M | June 8, 1838 | Orleans | ||||
O'Neal[13] | White | M | September 22, 1838 | Unknown[d] | Murder | Barba, white | ||
Welsh[13] | White | M | ||||||
Unknown[13] | Black | M | February 11, 1839 | St. James | Murder | Two unknowns, white[e] | Roman | |
Johnson[13] | White | 19 | M | March 16, 1839 | Orleans | Murder | ||
Unknown | Black | March 20, 1839 | Orleans | |||||
Five unknowns | Black | M | March 20, 1839 | St. James | ||||
Thomas Meers[13] | White | M | May 8, 1839 | Orleans | Aggravated assault and robbery | Recorder Baldwin, white | ||
John Stokes[13] | White | M | ||||||
Cheri Bonanan[13] | Black | M | June 3, 1839 | Orleans | Murder | Marcon, white | ||
Jacques Durand[13] | White | M | June 6, 1839 | Iberville | Murder | Pierre Bestinabe, white | ||
Ned[13] | Black | M | September 1839 | West Feliciana | Murder | Unknown, black |
1840s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
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29 unknowns | Black | 1840 | Iberville | Slave revolt | Roman | |||
Primus | Black | M | 1840 | Iberville | Attempted murder | |||
John | Black | M | 1840 | East Feliciana | ||||
Henry Wilkerson | Black | M | April 17, 1840 | Concordia | Attempted murder | |||
J. B. Millen[13] | White | M | June 2, 1840 | Orleans | Murder | |||
Prefere[13] | Black | M | August 28, 1840 | Lafayette | Insurrection | |||
Two unknowns[13] | Black | |||||||
Unknown[13] | Black | M | September 5, 1840 | St. Martin | Insurrection | |||
David[13] | Black | M | February 13, 1841 | East Feliciana | Murder | Female, black (wife) | ||
Unknown | Black | March 1, 1841 | Pointe Coupee | |||||
Three unknowns | Black | March 8, 1841 | St. Landry | Murder | ||||
Hamilton[13] | Black | August 7, 1841 | Orleans | Aggravated assault | ||||
John Marshall[15] | Black | M | October 1841 | Madison | Murder | Samuel S. Fox, white | ||
Four unknowns[15] | Black | M | October 29, 1841 | St. Mary | Murder | Capt. DeHart, white (owner) | ||
Unknown[15] | Black | M | December 17, 1841 | East Baton Rouge | Assault | Unknown, white (owner) | ||
Joe | Black | M | 1842 | Concordia | ||||
Rolla | Black | M | 1842 | St. Mary | ||||
Washington[15] | Black | M | February 26, 1842 | Orleans | Murder | Female, black (wife) | ||
Peter | Black | M | April 15, 1842 | Pointe Coupee | Murder | |||
David[15] | Black | M | September 30, 1842 | Rapides | Murder | Jacob Hamon, white | ||
Unknown[15] | Black | M | November 19, 1842 | Lafourche | Murder | Summers, white | ||
Joseph Tricotta[15] | M | March 24, 1843 | Orleans | Burglary and Arson | Mouton | |||
Antonio Landois[15] | M | April 21, 1843 | Orleans (Texas) | Murder | Unknown (commanding officer of Austin) | |||
James Hudgins[15] | M | |||||||
Isaac Allen[15] | M | |||||||
William Simpson[15] | M | |||||||
Mark | Black | M | 1844 | Caddo | ||||
Two unknowns[15] | Black | M | April 22, 1844 | St. Charles | Murder | Albert Carr, white (owner) | ||
Henry | Black | M | March 13, 1845 | St. Martin | ||||
Asbury[15] | Black | M | March 21, 1845 | Caddo | Murder | Unknown, white (owner) | ||
Nelson[15] | Black | M | ||||||
Nat[15] | Black | M | May 2, 1845 | St. Landry | Murder | Robert, black | ||
Unknown[15] | Black | M | December 1845 | Jackson | Assault | Mr. and Mrs. John Bartlett, white | ||
Pauline | Black | F | March 28, 1846 | Orleans | Attempted murder | Johnson | ||
Alfred | Black | M | October 28, 1846 | East Feliciana | ||||
Bob[16] | Black | M | November 11, 1846 | Vermilion | ||||
Lucy | Black | F | December 11, 1846 | St. James | Murder | |||
Matthew | Black | M | February 8, 1847 | Lafourche | Attempted murder | |||
Eliza[16] | Black | F | March 4, 1847 | |||||
William[16] | Black | M | May 11, 1847 | Terrebonne | ||||
Caesar[16] | Black | M | May 11, 1847 | Lafourche | ||||
Robert[16] | Black | M | July 5, 1847 | East Feliciana | ||||
Gilbert[16] | Black | M | July 29, 1847 | Washington | ||||
Jim[16] | Black | M | August 1847 | St. Tammany | Murder | Alexander George, white (owner) | ||
Three unknowns[16] | Black | M | January 14, 1848 | Vermilion | Murder | Leonard Wideman, white | ||
Jerry[16] | Black | M | April 22, 1848 | St. Charles | Murder | J. R. Brusse, white (overseer) | ||
Yancey[16] | Black | M | May 9, 1848 | St. Charles | ||||
James Ham[16] | Black | M | ||||||
Jean Baptiste[16] | Black | M | ||||||
Jack[16] | Black | M | May 9, 1848 | St. John the Baptist | ||||
John Camel[16] | Black | M | May 15, 1848 | St. Charles | ||||
Grandison[17] | Black | M | May 24, 1848 | St. Charles | ||||
Edwin[17] | Black | M | June 29, 1848 | St. James | ||||
Nelson[17] | Black | M | ||||||
Pompey[16] | Black | M | July or August 1848 | Orleans | Rape | Female, 9, race unknown | ||
Unknown[17] | Black | M | August 1, 1848 | Calcasieu | ||||
Edmund[17] | Black | M | January 12, 1849 | Bossier | ||||
Dick[17] | Black | M | May 18, 1849 | St. Landry | Murder | Hicks, white (overseer) | ||
Antonio Sebellech[17] | M | June 1, 1849 | Orleans (Federal) | Murder | ||||
Frank[17] | Black | M | June 29, 1849 | East Feliciana | Murder | Fletcher Campbell, white | ||
Sam[17] | Black | M | September 25, 1849 | |||||
Cyrina[17] | Black | F | October 26, 1849 | Caddo | Murder | Crawford, white (overseer) | ||
Big Henry[17] | Black | M | November 10, 1849 | Madison | ||||
Jessee[17] | Black | M | ||||||
Tom Purcell[17] | Black | M | ||||||
Big Wash[17] | Black | M | ||||||
Olla[17] | Black | M | ||||||
John Miles[17] | Black | M |
1850s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
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Baker[17] | Black | M | May 16, 1850 | St. John the Baptist | Walker | |||
Jim[17] | Black | M | August 3, 1850 | Caddo | ||||
Calvin[18] | Black | M | August 26, 1850 | Avoyelles | Murder | John Crawford, white (owner) | ||
Moses[18] | Black | M | Attempted rape | |||||
Dick[18] | Black | M | February 21, 1851 | Avoyelles | ||||
John[18] | Black | M | March 25, 1851 | Jackson | ||||
Henry[18] | Black | M | July 25, 1851 | Ascension | ||||
Willis[18] | Black | M | August 8, 1851 | Catahoula | Murder | Bartlett, white (driver) | ||
Edmond[18] | Black | M | October 3, 1851 | Jackson | ||||
Squire Preston[18] | Black | M | October 10, 1851 | Madison | Murder | |||
Riley[18] | Black | M | November 7, 1851 | East Baton Rouge | ||||
Allen[18] | Black | M | November 9, 1851 | Washington | Murder | Mr. Connery and another man, both white | ||
Ellen[18] | Black | F | November 27, 1851 | East Baton Rouge | ||||
Jean Adam | White[19] | M | July 2, 1852 | Orleans | Murder-Burglary | Mary, black[19] | ||
Anthony Delisle | White[19] | M | ||||||
Solomon Smith[18] | Black | M | September 10, 1852 | Franklin | Attempted murder | William Hungerford, white | ||
Henry[18] | Black | M | December 31, 1852 | St. Martin | ||||
Reuben[18] | Black | M | April 13, 1853 | St. Landry | Attempted murder | Rosemond Doucet, white (owner) | Hébert | |
John Memphis[18] | Black | M | July 8, 1853 | Assumption | ||||
George[18] | Black | M | July 29, 1853 | Jackson | ||||
Prince[18] | Black | M | August 5, 1853 | Carroll | ||||
Clark[18] | Black | M | October 15, 1853 | St. Landry | Murder | Oliver Lefleur, white (owner) | ||
Frank Smith | White | M | July 7, 1854 | Orleans | Murder | Female, white (wife)[20] | ||
William Jung | White | 45 | M | February 2, 1855 | Orleans | Murder | Christian Rhomor, 2, white[21] | |
Mango | Black | M | February 26, 1855 | St. Charles | Murder | |||
Melvaine | Black | F | ||||||
Washington[22] | Black | M | March 9, 1855 | East Feliciana | Murder | Edward Mays, white | ||
Two unknowns[22] | Black | M | June 22, 1855 | Rapides | Murder | Walters, white (overseer) | ||
Daniel Callahan | White | M | July 13, 1855 | Orleans | ||||
Frank[22] | Black | 15 | M | August 24, 1855 | Rapides | Murder | Rev. J. J. Weems, white | |
John | Black | M | September 21, 1855 | Jefferson | Murder | |||
Four unknowns | Black | M | October 5, 1855 | Pointe Coupee | Murder-Robbery | |||
Jno. Blunt[22] | Black | M | November 1, 1855 | Jefferson | ||||
Archy Carter[22] | Black | M | ||||||
Powers[22] | Black | M | January 18, 1856 | Carroll | ||||
Frederick[22] | Black | M | February 8, 1856 | Caddo | Arson | Wickliffe | ||
Peter Smith[22] | Black | M | February 21, 1856 | St. John the Baptist | ||||
Elizabeth[22] | Black | F | April 16, 1856 | Natchitoches | Arson | |||
Spenco[22] | Black | M | April 25, 1856 | Carroll | Murder | C. J. Bristow, white (overseer) | ||
Green[22] | Black | M | April 26, 1856 | Tensas | ||||
Henry Wilson[22] | White | M | May 29, 1856 | East Baton Rouge (Military) | Murder | Male, white (soldier) | ||
Charles[22] | Black | M | June 7, 1856 | Lafourche | Murder | Mr. Moore, white (overseer) | ||
Matthew Bressente[22] | White | M | September 5, 1856 | Natchitoches | Murder | John Rodrigo, white | ||
Unknown | Black | M | November 1856 | St. Martin | Slave revolt | |||
Unknown | White | M | ||||||
Patrick Kennedy | White | M | January 1857 | Orleans | Murder | James Cruise, white[23] | ||
Adrien[22] | Black | M | January 23, 1857 | Iberville | ||||
Stephens[22] | Black | M | January 24, 1857 | St. Tammany | ||||
Joe[22] | Black | M | February 7, 1857 | Avoyelles | ||||
Charles[22] | Black | M | ||||||
Cyrus[24] | Black | M | February 20, 1857 | Jefferson | ||||
Albert[24] | Black | M | June 25, 1857 | Winn | Murder | J. W. Matthews, white (owner) | ||
Charles[24] | Black | M | July 10, 1857 | Madison | Murder | B. F. Yates, white | ||
William[24] | Black | M | July 24, 1857 | Natchitoches | Murder | Unknown, black | ||
Abe | Black | M | November 1857 | Franklin | Murder | |||
Dock[24] | Black | M | January 2, 1858 | East Carroll | Rape | Mrs. H. Jones, white | ||
Unknown[24] | Black | M | January 9, 1858 | Murder | John Choffe, white[f] | |||
Two unknowns[24] | Black | M | January 29, 1858 | Catahoula | Murder | George Heckler, race unknown | ||
Unknown[24] | Black | M | Murder | Unknown, black | ||||
Antoine Krepple[24] | White | M | February 19, 1858 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Marie Shoemaker, white | ||
George Stovall | White | M | April 17, 1858 | Orleans | Murder | Mary Ray Durand, white[25] | ||
Joseph[24] | Black | 13 | M | June 15, 1858 | Lafayette | Murder | Elisee Missonier, white (owner) | |
James Nolan | White | 22 | M | June 16, 1858 | Orleans | Murder[26] | ||
Joseph Wright | M | July 30, 1858 | Orleans | Murder | ||||
John[24] | Black | M | October 1, 1858 | St. Martin | Murder | Joachim Como, white (overseer) | ||
Isaac[24] | Black | M | November 19, 1858 | Rapides | Murder | Stephen Tier, white (overseer) | ||
Henry | Black | M | March 1859 | East Carroll | Murder | |||
Rose[24] | Black | F | March 4, 1859 | St. Landry | Attempted murder | Mrs. Singleton, white (owner) | ||
Henry Haus[26] | White | M | March 18, 1859 | Orleans | Murder | Male, white[26] | ||
Joseph Lindsey | White | M | Murder | Male, white[26] | ||||
Peter Smith | M | Murder | Female, race unknown (mistress)[26] | |||||
Unknown[24] | Black | M | July 1859 | Rape | White, female | |||
William G. Bungers[24] | White | M | July 15, 1859 | Madison | Murder | White, female (wife) | ||
Hamilton White[24] | Black | M | July 22, 1859 | Concordia | Murder | |||
James Mullen | White | M | July 30, 1859 | Orleans | Murder[27] | James Maglone, white | ||
Norris[24] | Black | M | November 4, 1859 | Caddo | ||||
Solomon[24] | Black | M | December 30, 1859 | East Feliciana | Attempted rape | Fanny Schlenker, white |
1860s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Fermond[24] | Black | M | January 24, 1860 | St. James | Moore | |||
Artemas Benton[24] | M | January 27, 1860 | Caddo | |||||
Daniel[24] | Black | M | February 3, 1860 | Avoyelles | Murder | Laurend Normand, white (owner) | ||
Spencer[24] | Black | M | ||||||
Isaac[24] | Black | M | February 3, 1860 | Terrebonne | ||||
Modeste[24] | Black | 21 | F | April 3, 1860 | Lafayette | Murder | Madame Elisee Missonnier, white[28] | |
Henry[28] | Black | M | April 20, 1860 | West Feliciana | Murder | Charles, black | ||
Bailey[28] | Black | M | April 24, 1860 | Avoyelles | Murder | Christopher Edclon, white (owner) | ||
Baptiste[28] | Black | M | ||||||
Jim[28] | Black | M | ||||||
Patience[28] | Black | F | ||||||
Matthew Hughes[28] | White | M | June 15, 1860 | Orleans | Murder | Henry Hyams, white | ||
John[28] | Black | M | July 24, 1860 | Ascension | ||||
Denis[28] | Black | M | August 31, 1860 | St. Mary | ||||
Dan[28] | Black | M | September 21, 1860 | Caddo | Murder | Vina, black | ||
Littleton[28] | Black | M | October 1, 1860 | Catahoula | ||||
John Wright[28] | Black | M | October 26, 1860 | St. Charles | Attempted murder | Frederick Lidinger, white | ||
Pat Eagan[28] | White | 35 | M | January 4, 1861 | Orleans | Murder | White, female (wife) | |
John Osborne[28] | White | 36 | M | Murder | White, female (wife) | |||
James[28] | Black | M | January 4, 1861 | Lafourche | ||||
Tom[28] | Black | M | March 16, 1861 | Sabine | ||||
Mack[28] | Black | M | April 26, 1861 | West Baton Rouge | Attempted murder | Jno. A. Bird, white (owner) | ||
Washington[28] | Black | M | May 11, 1861 | Washington | ||||
Joe[28] | Black | M | June 14, 1861 | St. Charles | ||||
Alexere[29] | Black | M | June 24, 1861 | St. Martin | ||||
Bill[29] | Black | M | ||||||
Henry[29] | Black | M | ||||||
Jack[29] | Black | M | ||||||
Michel[29] | Black | M | ||||||
Tom[29] | Black | M | ||||||
Bob[29] | Black | M | June 26, 1861 | Carroll | ||||
Lewis[29] | Black | M | July 22, 1861 | Union | ||||
David Barner[29] | Black | M | 1862 | Bossier | Rape | Female, white | ||
Big Bob[29] | Black | M | January 17, 1862 | Tensas | Murder | Westley, black | ||
Charles[29] | Black | M | February 7, 1862 | Vermilion | Murder | Cesare LeBlanc, white | ||
Jean Louis[29] | Black | M | ||||||
Rasbery McFaden[29] | Black | M | February 14, 1862 | St. Helena | ||||
William Browne[29] | White | 24 | M | February 21, 1862 | Orleans | Murder | Barney McGuire, white | |
William W. Cassidy[29] | White | M | Murder | Male, white | ||||
Jake[29] | Black | M | March 21, 1862 | St. Mary | ||||
William[29] | Black | M | ||||||
Henry[29] | Black | M | April 22, 1862 | Morehouse | ||||
Benjamin[30] | Black | M | May 10, 1862 | East Baton Rouge | ||||
Ben[30] | Black | M | May 12, 1862 | Caldwell | ||||
William Mumford | White | 42 | M | June 7, 1862 | Orleans | Treason[31][g] | N/A | |
Four unknowns | M | June 16, 1862 | Orleans | Housebreaking-Burglary | ||||
Caroline[30] | Black | F | July 25, 1862 | East Feliciana | ||||
Big Alfred[30] | Black | M | July 28, 1862 | Morehouse | ||||
Jake[30] | Black | M | ||||||
Wash[30] | Black | M | ||||||
Ann[30] | Black | F | August 8, 1862 | Lafayette | ||||
Jake[30] | Black | M | August 22, 1862 | Rapides | ||||
Elysees[30] | Black | M | September 5, 1862 | St. Martin | ||||
Burnett[30] | Black | M | September 6, 1862 | Claiborne | ||||
George[30] | Black | M | September 23, 1862 | Calcasieu | ||||
Celestin[30] | Black | M | October 18, 1862 | Assumption | ||||
Henry[30] | Black | M | November 12, 1862 | St. Landry | ||||
Basil[30] | Black | M | November 18, 1862 | St. Landry | ||||
Ben[30] | Black | M | February 20, 1863 | Carroll | ||||
Chloe[30] | Black | F | ||||||
Henry Hammill[30] | White | 39 | M | April 23, 1863 | Pillaging and plundering | |||
Francis Scott[30] | White | 30 | M | August 14, 1863 | Orleans | Murder | Maj. J. D. Bullen, white (commanding officer)[30][32] | |
William Davis[32] | White | 23 | M | August 30, 1863 | Lafourche | Mutiny | N/A | |
Richard Smith[32] | White | 26 | M | |||||
Warren[32] | Black | M | September 29, 1863 | Rapides | ||||
John[32] | Black | M | October 14, 1863 | Rapides | ||||
George[32] | Black | M | December 11, 1863 | Claiborne | ||||
Charles Turner[32] | White | 24 | M | December 28, 1863 | Orleans | Desertion | N/A | |
Dan[32] | Black | M | January 22, 1864 | Bossier | ||||
Benjamin[32] | Black | M | May 13, 1864 | Bienville | Hahn | |||
Larkin Rhea[32] | White | 19 | M | December 30, 1864 | East Baton Rouge (Military) | Murder | Dr. Sadler, white | |
John Mitchell[32] | Black | 39 | M | December 8, 1865 | Orleans[h] | Murder-Rape | Eleanor Gibson, 7, black | Wells |
Polydor[26] | Black | M | 1866 | Orleans | Rape[26] | |||
Fortune Wright[32] | Black | M | March 2, 1866 | Orleans (Military) | Murder | Dr. Tazewell, white[i] | ||
Louis Wilson[32] | M | March 1866 | Murder | |||||
Simon Brown[32] | Black | M | November 17, 1866 | Iberville | Murder | Mary Fisher, black (lover) | ||
Edward Harrison[32] | Black | M | May 1, 1867 | West Feliciana | Murder | Male, white | ||
Dennis[32] | Black | M | May 25, 1867 | Jefferson | Rape | Regina Lochbein, white |
1870s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
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Martin Worm[32] | White | M | October 1870 | Murder | Matthias Fisher, white | Warmoth | ||
Vincent Bayonne | White | M | May 13, 1871 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Ambrosia, white (Naval sailor[j])[33] | ||
Peter Abriel | White | M | ||||||
Alfred Decanoux[34] | Black | M | September 17, 1871 | St. James | Murder | Fred Menthath, race unknown | ||
Noel Hampton[34] | Black | M | ||||||
John Williams[34] | Black | M | ||||||
Unknown | Black | M | August 1, 1874 | Caddo | Rape | Kellogg | ||
Antonio Maurice[34] | Black | M | August 21, 1874 | Assumption | Murder-Rape | Elisha Eastwood, his wife, and another woman, white and black[k] | ||
Anderson Perry[34] | Black | M | ||||||
John Robertson[34] | Black | M | ||||||
John Ross[34] | Black | M | ||||||
James Williams[34] | Black | M | ||||||
Ishom Brown | Black | M | April 16, 1875 | St. Helena | Murder | James W. Clinton, white[35] | ||
Richard Moss | Black | M | May 7, 1875 | Plaquemines | Murder | |||
Henry Nicholson[36] | M | November 19, 1875 | Red River | Murder-Robbery | Marcus Young, race unknown[36] | |||
Alcee Harris | Black | 24 | F | November 26, 1875 | Ouachita | Murder | Male, black (Harris's husband)[36] | |
Tony Hellum | Black | M | ||||||
Adrian Aveque | Black/White[l] | 20 | M | June 15, 1877 | Orleans | Murder | Richard Turner, black[37] | Nicholls |
George Morris | Black | 25 | M | Murder | Sarah Jones, black (lover)[38] | |||
Joaquin Florenzo | Asian[m] | 35 | M | Murder | Marie Louise, black/white (lover)[39][n] | |||
Jules Guidry | White[o] | 32 | M | July 25, 1877 | Calcasieu | Murder | John Beale, white[40] | |
James McClendon | Black | M | December 14, 1877 | Morehouse | Murder | C. M. Evans, white[41] | ||
Jackson Edwards | Black | 33 | M | April 22, 1878 | St. Mary | Murder | James Edwards, black (brother)[42] | |
Wesley Turner | Black | 17 | M | Murder | Frederick Erhardt, white[42] | |||
Alexander Brown | Black | 25 | M | Murder-Robbery | William Dudley, black[42] | |||
Isaiah Evans | Black | 23 | M | May 10, 1878 | Tangipahoa | Murder | Edward Bowen, white[43] | |
Porter Brown | Black | M | May 10, 1878 | Sabine | Murder-Robbery | Dr. W. H. Evans, white[44] | ||
Jesse Walker | Black | 22 | M | May 24, 1878 | Union | Murder | ||
Wilson Childers | Black | M | August 15, 1878 | Ascension | Murder-Robbery | Narcisse Arrieux, 60, white[45] | ||
Fourtan Banks | Black | M | ||||||
Octave Louve | Black | M | ||||||
Aaron Carter | Black | M | ||||||
Robert Cheney | Black/White[p] | 18 | M | May 16, 1879 | Iberville | Rape | Amelia Voight, 13, white[46] | |
Absalom Ford | M | May 23, 1879 | Calcasieu | Murder | Joseph Baiee, race unknown[47] |
1880s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph Walker[34] | Black | 27 | M | April 2, 1880 | East Carroll | Murder | Major George, black | Wiltz |
Gustave Breaux | Black | M | April 2, 1880 | West Baton Rouge | Murder | Unknown (overseer), white[48] | ||
Villiere Powell | Black | 19 | M | September 30, 1880 | St. James | Murder-Robbery | ||
Achille Thomas | Black | 23 | M | |||||
Sam Travis | Black | M | July 8, 1881 | Rapides | Murder-Robbery | |||
T. Achilles | Black | M | January 6, 1882 | St. Mary | Murder-Robbery | McEnery | ||
Sterling Ben | Black | M | ||||||
Augustus Davis | Black | M | January 27, 1882 | Orleans | Rape | Elizabeth Dietzel, 65, white[49][50][q] | ||
Edward Belton | Black | 29 | M | January 27, 1882 | De Soto | Attempted murder | Alfred Smith, race unknown[51] | |
Jack Chatman | Black | M | September 22, 1882 | Bossier | Murder | John Williams, black[52] | ||
Paul Pringle | Black | M | October 13, 1882 | De Soto | Attempted murder | Alfred Smith, race unknown[51] | ||
Gustave Paul[34] | M | December 8, 1882 | Ascension | Murder | E. Thompson, race unknown | |||
Peter Thomas | Black | M | December 15, 1882 | De Soto | Murder | |||
Robert Butler | Black | 27[53] | M | May 4, 1883 | Caldwell | Murder | ||
Henry Revels | Black | M | May 11, 1883 | East Carroll | Murder | Henry Hyams, white[54] | ||
Leander Coleman | Black | 22 | M | May 25, 1883 | Bossier | Murder | ||
Esau Smith | Black | M | August 31, 1883 | Tensas | Murder | |||
Henry Dickerson | Black | M | September 7, 1883 | Iberville | Murder | Henry Stule, race unknown[55] | ||
Richmond Stuart | Black | 22[53] | M | November 30, 1883 | Caddo | |||
Edward Rector | Black | M | January 4, 1884 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Duncan Williams, black[56] | ||
Jerry Alexander | Black | M | January 11, 1884 | Bienville | Murder | |||
Thomas Benton[34] | White | M | February 15, 1884 | Iberville | Murder | Robert Duggan, white | ||
William Moore | Black | M | February 29, 1884 | St. Mary | Murder | Lee Arman, Asian[57] | ||
Noah Jackson | Black | M | March 7, 1884 | East Carroll | Murder | Female, 15, black (wife)[58] | ||
Joe McGee | Black | M | April 4, 1884 | Red River | Murder | |||
William Brooks | Black | M | May 2, 1884 | Rapides | Murder | |||
Ed Elie | Black | M | June 7, 1884 | East Feliciana | Murder-Rape | |||
Wilson Sanders | Black | M | July 11, 1884 | Grant | Murder | |||
Cummings Nelson | M | July 18, 1884 | Terrebonne | Murder | ||||
Hendrick Holland | Black/White | M | July 25, 1884 | Orleans | Murder | Anna Glover, black/white (wife)[59][r] | ||
Victor Eloe | White | 45[53] | M | Murder | Female, white (wife)[60] | |||
Joseph Berryman | Black | 25[53] | M | August 29, 1884 | Natchitoches | Murder | ||
Berry Johnson | Black | 42[53] | M | August 29, 1884 | Caddo | Murder | Scott Carter, black[61] | |
William Williams | White | 28[53] | M | August 29, 1884 | St. Mary | Murder | ||
Albert Goodman | Black | M | October 31, 1884 | St. Bernard | Murder | |||
Charles Goodman | Black | M | ||||||
Joe Foster[34] | Black | 22 | M | December 5, 1884 | Natchitoches | Rape | Julia McLaughlin, 45, white | |
Foster Chase | Black/White | 26 | M | June 5, 1885 | Orleans | Murder | Louisa Prevost, black/white (love interest)[62][s] | |
Robert Williams | Black | 26 | M | Murder | Charles Dyes, black[63] | |||
Perry Melton | White | 59[53] | M | June 19, 1885 | Union | Murder | John W. Cherry, white[64] | |
William Melton | White | 37[53] | M | |||||
Charles Campbell | Black | 22[53] | M | June 19, 1885 | Plaquemines | Murder | ||
Charles Davis | Black | 42[53] | M | July 31, 1885 | Franklin | Murder-Robbery | Henrietta Cole, 70, white[65] | |
Matilda Jones | Black | 41[53] | F | |||||
George Wilson | Black | 24[53] | M | |||||
Richard Johnson | Black | 23 | M | August 8, 1885 | Concordia | Murder | John Simmons, black[66] | |
John Alexander | Black | 35[53] | M | December 11, 1885 | Orleans | Murder | Female, black (wife)[67] | |
William George | Black | 56 | M | January 15, 1886 | East Carroll | Murder | Peggy Johnson, black (mistress)[68] | |
Henry Jackson | Black | M | January 22, 1886 | Webster | Murder-Robbery | R. A. Britton, white[69] | ||
Patrick Ford | White | 40 | M | March 12, 1886 | Orleans | Murder | A. H. Murphy, white[70] | |
John Murphy | White | 29 | M | |||||
Alfred Taylor | Black | 22 | M | June 4, 1886 | St. Landry | Rape | Female, white[71] | |
John Davis[34] | Black | M | June 4, 1886 | Assumption | Murder | Female, black (wife) | ||
Dennis Boyd[34] | Black | M | June 11, 1886 | Bossier | Murder | David Hess, white | ||
George Harrison | Black | 22 | M | July 16, 1886 | Caddo | Murder | George Allen, black[72] | |
Sampson Roland | Black | 23 | M | July 16, 1886 | Ascension | Murder | Gersdorff, race unknown[73] | |
George Solomon | Black | 35 | M | Murder | Henry Smith, black[73] | |||
Gaston Grenoble | White | M | September 1886 | Orleans | ||||
Charles Edwards | Black | 26[53] | M | October 1, 1886 | Orleans | Murder | ||
James Jones[34] | Black | M | January 7, 1887 | Bossier | Murder | Emma Edwards, black (lover) | ||
Andrew Fleming | Black | 22[53] | M | January 21, 1887 | Madison | Murder | ||
Jim Conelm | Black | 14 | M | February 3, 1888 | Webster | Murder | Ernest Wren, <5, white[74] | |
Moses Flanders[34] | Black | M | December 21, 1888 | Iberville | Murder | Cornelius Brown, race unknown | Nicholls | |
Pat Overton[34] | Black | M | December 28, 1888 | Morehouse | Murder | Frank Hersey, race unknown | ||
Joseph Elijah Brown[34] | M | April 12, 1889 | Sabine | |||||
Tom Bowling | Black | 19 | M | July 26, 1889 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | ||
Charles Sellers | M | July 26, 1889 | Richland | Murder | ||||
Louis Demarest | White | 24[53] | M | August 16, 1889 | Calcasieu | Murder | ||
Sumner Miller | Black | 21[53] | M | Murder | ||||
Wilson Nockum | Black | 32[53] | M | August 30, 1889 | Iberville | Murder | ||
Louis Nugent | Black | 30 | M | November 8, 1889 | West Baton Rouge | Murder | ||
Carter Williamson | 37[53] | M | December 13, 1889 | Iberville | Murder | |||
Thomas Spooner | Black | 21 | M | December 13, 1889 | West Baton Rouge | Murder |
1890s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Galvin Morris[75] | Black[34] | 19 | M | January 3, 1890 | Terrebonne | Murder | Alfred Harris, black | Nicholls |
Isaiah Dent | Black | M | January 17, 1890 | East Feliciana | Murder | Herman Praetorians, race unknown[76] | ||
Charles Dent | Black | M | ||||||
James Holcomb | Black | 21[53] | M | January 17, 1890 | St. John the Baptist | Murder-Rape | ||
Edmond Nicholas[75] | Black | 18[34] | M | March 22, 1890 | St. Mary | Murder | Female, race unknown[34] | |
Prince Saunders[75] | Black | M | March 22, 1890 | Iberville | Murder | Female, black (lover)[34] | ||
Aleck Starks[34] | Black | 22 | M | May 16, 1890 | Ascension | Murder | Alice Washington, 6, black[34] | |
William Johnson | Black | 25 | M | July 11, 1890 | Orleans | Murder | Mary Banks, black (lover)[77] | |
James Jackson[75] | Black | 24[34] | M | March 1, 1891 | East Carroll | Murder | Mary Cloud, race unknown[34] | |
William Green | Black | 23 | M | April 17, 1891 | Jefferson | Murder | ||
Melville Johnson | Black | M | April 24, 1891 | West Baton Rouge | Murder | |||
John Wilson | Black | M | Rape | Mary Woods, 16, black (sister-in-law)[34] | ||||
Tom Harris | Black | 35 | M | June 26, 1891 | Caddo | Murder | Ella Franklin, black/white (estranged wife)[78][t] | |
David Woodson[79] | Black | 23 | M | August 21, 1891 | Ascension | Murder | Frank Williams, black (uncle) | |
Charles Large | Black | M | September 4, 1891 | Calcasieu | Murder-Robbery | Emma Gattison and Peter Freti, both black[80] | ||
W. M. Dial | Black | M | ||||||
Gus Simmons | Black[75] | M | November 27, 1891 | De Soto | Murder | |||
Frank Garrett | Black[75] | M | ||||||
William Smith | Black | 24[53] | M | February 19, 1892 | Jefferson | Murder | ||
Phil Baker | White | M | April 22, 1892 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Laura Frank, white[81][u] | ||
Etienne Deschamps | White | 62 | M | May 12, 1892 | Orleans | Murder-Rape | Juliette Belsch, 12, white[82] | |
Charles Evans | Black | M | August 19, 1892 | St. Tammany | Murder | W. H. Cook, white (deputy sheriff)[83] | Foster | |
Allen Beadle | Black[75] | M | January 13, 1893 | Orleans | Murder | |||
Dan Underwood | Black | 45[53] | M | February 24, 1893 | St. Charles | Murder | ||
Lewis Michael | Black | M | March 24, 1893 | St. Martin | Murder-Robbery | |||
Henry Fuller[75] | Black | 22 | M | April 7, 1893 | St. James | Murder | Henry Ross, black[79] | |
John Howard[75] | Black | 35 | M | Murder | Delia Wright, black[79] | |||
Lewis Taylor | Black | 27 | M | May 19, 1893 | Calcasieu | Rape | Harriet Washington, black[84] | |
Gus Albert[75] | White | 26[75] | M | June 30, 1893 | Orleans | Murder | ||
Leonard Ashley[75] | Black | M | December 15, 1893 | St. Charles | Murder | Charles Coleman, black[34] | ||
Dave Johnson | Black | M | March 2, 1894 | East Baton Rouge | Murder-Robbery | |||
Mansfield Washington | Black | M | ||||||
Silas Hill | Black | M | March 9, 1894 | Tensas | Murder | |||
Sidney Macre | Black | 38[53] | M | March 9, 1894 | Terrebonne | Murder | ||
Ike Causey | Black | M | August 24, 1894 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | |||
Randall Butler | M | October 5, 1894 | Assumption | Murder | ||||
Dunk Williams[75] | Black | 22 | M | November 9, 1894 | Lafourche | Murder | Male, black[79] | |
Sam Stephens[79] | Black | M | December 7, 1894 | Pointe Coupee | Murder | |||
... Wright[79] | Black | 21 | M | March 1, 1895 | Lafourche | Murder | Anderson Lincoln, black | |
Joseph Valsin | Black | M | March 22, 1895 | Natchitoches | Murder | Major Anthony, black[85] | ||
Frank Fuller | Black | M | April 19, 1895 | Orleans | Murder | Female, black (wife)[86] | ||
Ben Brodder | Black | M | April 19, 1895 | Madison | Murder | Unknown, black[87] | ||
Frank Harris[75] | 25 | M | November 8, 1895 | Lafourche | Murder | Joseph Roundtree, race unknown[88] | ||
Richard Hyams[75] | M | December 6, 1895 | Grant | Murder | ||||
William Patterson | Black | M | January 11, 1896 | Iberia | Murder | |||
M. Williams[79] | Black | M | February 14, 1896 | Assumption | Murder | Augustine Johnson, race unknown[88] | ||
Arthur Schneider | White | 20 | M | April 10, 1896 | Orleans | Murder | ||
Jim Murray[79] | Black | 38 | M | July 24, 1896 | Orleans | Murder | ... Cotter, white[88] | |
John Heard | Black | M | July 24, 1896 | Claiborne | Murder | Female, black (wife)[89] | ||
Mose Wilson | Black | M | October 2, 1896 | Union | Murder | |||
Sam Armstrong | Black | M | October 30, 1896 | Concordia | Murder | Female, black (wife)[90] | ||
Will Chevis | Black | M | November 6, 1896 | St. Landry | Murder | Dr. Courtney, white[91] | ||
Cypher Connelly[88] | Black | M | March 12, 1897 | Washington | Murder | Ellis Magee, white | ||
Willie Edwards[79] | Black | M | March 13, 1897 | Terrebonne | Rape | Elvira Pellegrin, 16, white[88] | ||
Alexis Blanc[79] | White | 19[53] | M | April 2, 1897 | Lafayette | Murder-Robbery | Martin Begnaud, white[92] | |
Ernest Blanc[79] | White | 20[53] | M | |||||
Jim Willis | Black | M | June 4, 1897 | De Soto | Murder | |||
Allen Butler | Black | M | June 18, 1897 | West Baton Rouge | Murder | Lisa Butler, black (wife)[93] | ||
P. A. Pain | White | M | October 8, 1897 | Ouachita | Murder | Female, white (wife)[94] | ||
Foxil Morris | Black | M | January 7, 1898 | St. Charles | Murder-Robbery | |||
Louis Richardson | Black | M | ||||||
George Washington | Black | M | ||||||
John Graham[79] | Black | M | March 4, 1898 | Franklin | Murder | Gyp Taylor, black (father-in-law)[88] | ||
Reuben Victor[79] | Black | 33 | M | April 1, 1898 | Iberville | Murder | John Allen, black[88] | |
J. T. Timberlake[79] | White | 32 | M | April 15, 1898 | Rapides | Murder | M. Welch Balilo, white[88] | |
Owen Jackson[79] | Black | 20 | M | April 15, 1898 | St. James | Murder | Male, 16, white[88] | |
Nathan Williams[79] | Black | M | April 22, 1898 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | William T. Stockwell, white[88] | ||
Louis Durant[79] | White | M | May 27, 1898 | Livingston | Murder | Female, white (sister-in-law)[88] | ||
Adam Robertson[79] | Black | M | June 3, 1898 | St. Helena | Murder | James A. Carruth, race unknown[95] | ||
Joe Hill[79] | Black | M | June 10, 1898 | East Feliciana | Murder | Margaret Foster, black[95] | ||
Gus Grimble Jr.[79] | Black | M | October 28, 1898 | Franklin | Murder | Female, black (wife)[95] | ||
Simon Fassett | Black | M | December 16, 1898 | Tensas | Murder | |||
Albert Tate[79] | Black | 25 | M | February 19, 1899 | Ascension | Murder | Lettie Brooks, black (lover)[95] | |
Jack Bradley[79] | Black | M | March 3, 1899 | Bienville | Murder | Female and her child, both black[95] | ||
Alexander Mitchell[79] | Black | 29 | M | July 2, 1899 | Iberville | Murder | Silvey Ticen, black[95] | |
John Fields | Black | M | July 21, 1899 | East Feliciana | Murder-Robbery | |||
Frank Naska | White | M | August 4, 1899 | St. John the Baptist | Murder | Rosario Cordina, white[96][v] | ||
Louis Guidry[79] | Black | 22 | M | August 18, 1899 | St. Mary | Murder | Two constables, both white[95] | |
Val Bates[79] | Black | 30 | M | November 17, 1899 | East Baton Rouge | Rape | Mrs. William Borsky, white[95] | |
William Walker[79] | Black | M | November 17, 1899 | East Carroll | Murder | William Logan, black[95] |
1900s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handy Davis | Black | M | February 23, 1900 | Plaquemines | Murder-Robbery | George Batrus, Syrian[97] | Foster | |
Charles Brown | Black | M | March 2, 1900 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Martial Sorrel, white[98] | ||
John Green | Black | M | ||||||
Thomas Nathaniel | Black | M | March 9, 1900 | Lafourche | Murder | Anna Manuel, black ("concubine")[99] | ||
Oscar Williams[100] | Black | M | June 1, 1900 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Female, black (wife)[95] | Heard | |
Bell McSwain[100] | Black | M | July 6, 1900 | Richland | Murder | Dr. Franklin C. Parnell, white[95] | ||
Jim Parker[100] | Black | M | ||||||
Ben Perry | Black | M | January 5, 1901 | Tensas | Murder | |||
Gus Smith | Black | M | ||||||
Sam Williams[100] | Black | M | January 25, 1901 | De Soto | Murder | Joseph Bolenberger, white[95] | ||
Arthur Pierre | Black | M | January 25, 1901 | St. Mary | Murder | Henry Neil, white[101] | ||
Stanley Gordon | Black | M | March 8, 1901 | St. Landry | Murder | Female, black (wife)[102] | ||
William Payne | Black | 35 | M | Murder | ||||
Nathan Simpson | Black | M | Murder | Sam Goldberg, race unknown[102] | ||||
Joe Thomas | Black | M | April 12, 1901 | Caddo | Murder | Camelia Williams, white[103] | ||
Ed Wagner[100] | Black | M | November 8, 1901 | Lafourche | Murder | Female, black[95] | ||
General Washington[100] | Black | M | March 13, 1902 | De Soto | Murder | Mrs. Taylor, white[95] | ||
Marshall Canady[100] | Black | M | April 4, 1902 | West Feliciana | Murder | Joe Woods, black[104] | ||
Ed Carter[100] | Black | M | ||||||
Neal Gibbs[100] | Black | M | Philip Gibbs, black (cousin)[104] | |||||
Ellis Washington | Black | M | April 18, 1902 | Ascension | Murder-Robbery | |||
Philip Wallace | Black | M | ||||||
Willie Williams[100] | Black | M | December 19, 1902 | Pointe Coupee | Murder | Albert Herbert, white[104] | ||
John Keziah | Black | M | June 4, 1903 | Caddo | Murder | Charles Steele, white[105] | ||
Albert Batson | White | M | August 14, 1903 | Calcasieu | Murder-Robbery | Earl family (six persons), all white[106] | ||
Joseph Comeaux[100] | Black | M | September 12, 1903 | Cameron | Murder | Mrs. O'Brien and her daughter, both white[104] | ||
Sam Stewart[100] | Black | 22 | M | September 18, 1903 | Concordia | Murder | Dan Bartlett, white[104] | |
Girard Smith | Black | M | December 18, 1903 | Concordia | Murder-Robbery | |||
Moses Lewis | Black | M | September 23, 1904 | Orleans | Rape | Blanchard | ||
Henry Johnson | Black | M | September 23, 1904 | Natchitoches | Murder | Male, black (brother)[107] | ||
Bill Johnson[100] | Black | M | September 30, 1904 | Caddo | Murder | Henry Young, black[104] | ||
Charles Foley | White | M | November 7, 1904 | Orleans | Murder | Richard Flynn, white[108] | ||
Jenkins Ferguson | Black | M | December 9, 1904 | Calcasieu | Murder | Willis Hampton, black[109] | ||
Tom Underwood[110] | Black | 41 | M | February 17, 1905 | Rapides | Murder | G. R. Armmond (policeman) and female, white and black[104] | |
Ed Richardson[110] | Black | M | February 17, 1905 | Bossier | Murder | Emma McGehee, black[104] | ||
Lewis Lyons | White | 54 | M | March 24, 1905 | Orleans | Murder | J. Ward Gurley, white (district attorney)[111] | |
Tom Robinson[110] | Black | M | March 31, 1905 | East Carroll | Murder | Elbert Beck, black[104] | ||
Jules Valentine | Black | M | April 28, 1905 | Ascension | Robbery | Mrs. W. C. Haslip, white[112][w] | ||
Sam Aspara | White | M | April 28, 1905 | Orleans | Murder | Antonio Luciano, white[113] | ||
Wesley Wilson[110] | Black | M | May 26, 1905 | Bossier | Murder | Letha Thomas, black (lover)[104] | ||
Amos Holmes | Black | 19[110] | M | July 7, 1905 | Iberia | Rape | ||
Nathan Walker[110] | Black | M | July 28, 1905 | Concordia | Murder | Charles Hauck, white[104] | ||
Alex Winn[110] | Black | M | ||||||
Bob Burton | Black | M | August 4, 1905 | Lincoln | Attempted rape | Lilly Wells, white[114] | ||
James Mason[110] | Black | M | November 10, 1905 | West Baton Rouge | Murder | Abe Skipper, black[104] | ||
Oscar Bee[110] | Black | M | February 2, 1906 | Tensas | Murder | Two males, both white[104] | ||
Ed Williams | Black | M | February 2, 1906 | Ascension | Rape[115] | Female, 13, black (daughter)[115] | ||
Charles Coleman | Black | M | March 1, 1906 | Caddo | Murder-Rape | Margaret Lear, white[116] | ||
William Randall[110] | Black | M | March 30, 1906 | Madison | Murder | Norris Claiborne, black[104] | ||
William Young | Black | M | May 11, 1906 | Richland | Rape | Emma Louis, 10, black[117] | ||
Robert Poindexter | Black | M | July 27, 1906 | Iberville | Murder | Frank and Vincent Bueto, white[118][119] | ||
Dave Howard[110] | Black | 28 | M | August 24, 1906 | Lafayette | Murder | Joseph Breaux, Syrian[104] | |
Isaac Berryman[110] | Black | M | October 19, 1906 | Caddo | Murder | |||
Thomas Brady | White | M | December 7, 1906 | Rapides | Rape | Julia Warren, 16, white[120][x] | ||
Robert Stevenson[110] | Black | M | March 15, 1907 | Bossier | Murder | John Hawkins, black[121][104] | ||
Junius Jones[110] | Black | M | April 26, 1907 | Assumption | Murder | Female, black (wife)[121] | ||
Elius LeBlanc | White | M | July 12, 1907 | St. Martin | Murder | Aurelle Willz, white (wife)[122] | ||
George Steward | Black | 22[110] | M | July 19, 1907 | St. Tammany | Rape | Mrs. Maurice Lacroix, white[123] | |
Lazar Mehojovich | White | 49[110] | M | August 9, 1907 | Orleans | Rape | Hilda Borcher, 11, white[124] | |
Lewis Young | Black | 17 | M | October 11, 1907 | St. John the Baptist | Rape | Mrs. Louis Barre, 60+, white[125] | |
Phil Thomas[126] | Black | M | October 25, 1907 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Willis Tracey, white[121] | ||
Lee Coleman | White | M | January 3, 1908 | Calcasieu | Murder | William Shoemake, white[127] | ||
Robert Weston[126] | Black | M | January 17, 1908 | West Feliciana | Murder | A. K. Weydert, white[121] | ||
Albert West | Black | M | February 7, 1908 | Calcasieu | Murder | James Clancy, white[128] | ||
Edmond Williams | Black | M | Murder | Alice Charles, black (lover)[128] | ||||
John Culpepper | Black | M | February 7, 1908 | East Carroll | Murder | C. W. Frost, race unknown[129] | ||
Cal Thomas | M | February 7, 1908 | East Feliciana | Murder | James Chaney, race unknown[129] | |||
Tobe Stevens | Black | M | April 24, 1908 | Calcasieu | Attempted rape | Flora Compton, 17, white[130] | ||
Edgar Wylie[126] | Black | M | May 16, 1908 | Franklin | Murder | John Mason, white[121] | ||
Robert Hall | Black | M | October 23, 1908 | Plaquemines | Murder | Unknown (two persons), both black[131] | Sanders | |
Ernest Montgomery | Black | 31 | M | October 23, 1908 | Vermilion | Murder | Eva Menigue (wife) and Theobert Brooks, both black[132] | |
Edward Ayles | Black | M | October 23, 1908 | Rapides | Murder | Female, black (wife)[133][y] | ||
Edward Honore | Black | M | October 23, 1908 | Orleans | Murder | Robert J. Cambias, 23, white (policeman)[134][135] | ||
Jacques Pierre | Black | M | ||||||
Ben Jones | Black | M | March 5, 1909 | West Baton Rouge | Murder | C. B. Hall, white[136] | ||
Wallace Jones | Black | M | ||||||
Charles Davis | Black | M | ||||||
Willie Williams | Black | M | March 5, 1909 | Jefferson | Murder | |||
Jack Ratier | Black | M | March 5, 1909 | St. Mary | Murder | Mary McCoy, race unknown[137] | ||
Andrew Washington | Black | M | March 5, 1909 | Madison | Murder | Malissa Washington, race unknown[137] | ||
Charles Madison | Black | M | March 5, 1909 | Calcasieu | Rape | Sidonia Kelly, 11, black[138] | ||
Burton Broadus[126] | Black | M | May 14, 1909 | Franklin | Murder | Jesse Miller, black[121] | ||
Jim Collier[126] | Black | M | June 18, 1909 | Madison | Murder | Male, black (father-in-law)[121] | ||
Henry Blankford | Black | M | June 18, 1909 | Calcasieu | Murder-Robbery | Rene Reed, white[139] | ||
Monroe Smith | Black | M | ||||||
Leonardo Gebbia | White | M | July 16, 1909 | St. Charles | Murder-Kidnap | Walter Lamana, white[140][z] | ||
Emanuel Johnson | Black | M | October 8, 1909 | Vermilion | Burglary-Attempted rape | Anelle Marceaux, white[141] | ||
Bud Zeno[126] | Black | M | October 8, 1909 | Natchitoches | Murder | Two females (wife and another woman), both black[121] | ||
Avery Blount | White | M | October 15, 1909 | Tangipahoa | Murder | Breeland family (three persons), all white[142][aa] | ||
George Gilford | Black | M | November 19, 1909 | Murder | ||||
Alex Hill | Black | M | ||||||
Tom Hill | Black | M | ||||||
Bud Davis | Black | 37[143] | M | December 17, 1909 | Ouachita | Rape | Lillie Lee, 9, black[143][ab] |
1910s
On June 19, 1910, governor Jared Y. Sanders passed Act No. 61, House Bill No. 24, ordering that all executions were to take place at the state prison in Baton Rouge. Hugh Connerly was the first person to be hanged at the state prison under this new law. The law was repealed in 1918, the last hanging at Baton Rouge being that of Jim Bell and Preston Miles,[144] and executions returned to local settings until 1957 (see Electrocution).[145]
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Bortunna | White | 27 | M | January 14, 1910 | Orleans | Murder | John G. Knecht, white[146] | Sanders |
Armas Woods | Black | M | February 11, 1910 | Acadia | Murder-Robbery | Manseur Nacer, Syrian[147] | ||
Josh Mitchell | Black | M | February 25, 1910 | Caddo | Murder | |||
Manuel Blas[126] | Black | 25 | M | April 8, 1910 | St. James | Murder | Female, black[121] | |
Hugh Connerly | Black | 26[145] | M | November 25, 1910 | Washington | Murder | Ed W. Pierce, white (deputy sheriff)[148] | |
Sam Jackson | Black | M | December 9, 1910 | Madison | Murder | Unknown, black[145] | ||
Louis Williams | Black | M | ||||||
Westley Rooks | Black[145] | M | January 13, 1911[145] | Bossier | Murder | Unknown, black[145] | ||
Claude Thomas | M | March 10, 1911 | Terrebonne | Murder | ||||
Willie Fletcher | Black | M | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Unknown, white[145] | |||
Francois Rodin | White | M | April 21, 1911 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Unknown, white[145] | ||
Eugene Besancon | White | M | ||||||
Joseph Daniels | M | May 26, 1911 | Ascension | Murder | ||||
John Bird | M | |||||||
Tim Williams | Black | M | August 11, 1911 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Unknown, white[145] | ||
Cliff Lee | Black | M | January 12, 1912 | Tensas | Murder | Unknown, black[145] | ||
Will Claxton | Black | M | February 9, 1912 | Madison | Murder | Unknown, black[145] | ||
Sam Turner | M | March 8, 1912 | Madison | Murder | ||||
Frank Oteri | White | M | Iberville | Murder | Unknown, white[145] | |||
Claib Dupree | Black | M | Tensas | Murder | ||||
James Max | Black | M | September 6, 1912 | Caddo | Murder | Lizzie Max, black (wife)[149] | Hall | |
Dan Lewis | M | September 30, 1912 | Bienville | Murder | ||||
John Williams | White | M | December 20, 1912 | Tensas | Murder | |||
Albert Watson | White | 46 | M | March 28, 1913 | Caddo | Murder | C. C. Bailey, white[150] | |
Jimmie Thomas | M | April 18, 1913 | Richland | Murder | ||||
Jerry Lundy | Black | M | May 9, 1913 | Pointe Coupee | Murder | Unknown, white[145] | ||
Parris Wyatt | Black[145] | M | September 19, 1913 | Iberia | Murder | Unknown, black[145] | ||
Frank Caesar | M | February 27, 1914 | Winn | Murder | ||||
Seth Jefferson | Black | M | September 18, 1914 | Winn | Murder-Robbery | Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shandler, both white[151] | ||
Henry Slaughter | Black | M | October 2, 1914 | Allen | Burglary-Attempted rape | |||
George Cotton | Black | 17[152] | M | November 6, 1914 | Calcasieu | Rape | Mrs. C. H. Blocker, white[152] | |
John Turner | Black | M | June 11, 1915 | Claiborne | Murder | John Sanders, white[153] | ||
Henry Wilson | M | June 18, 1915 | Tensas | Murder | ||||
Peter Bouy | Black | M | December 17, 1915 | Sabine[154] | Rape | Unknown, white[145] | ||
Robert Bacon | M | March 10, 1916 | Concordia | Murder | ||||
Charles Victoriano | White/Asian[ac] | 60[155] | M | June 29, 1917 | Jefferson | Murder | Pleasant | |
Leonard Hill | Black | M | October 19, 1917 | Allen | Murder | Unknown, black[144] | ||
Helaire Carriere | White | M | St. Landry | Murder | Marion L. Swords, white (sheriff)[156][157][ad] | |||
Sam Levine[144] | Black | M | November 2, 1917 | Vermilion | Rape | |||
John Bonney | M | Madison | Murder | |||||
Victor Jones | Black | M | December 21, 1917 | Jefferson | Murder-Robbery | Unknown, white[144] | ||
Henry Hamilton | M | March 1, 1918 | East Carroll | Murder | ||||
J. Rudolph Enterken | White | M | March 15, 1918 | Concordia | Murder | Unknown, white[144] | ||
Walter Campbell | Black | M | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Unknown, black[144] | |||
Willie Stewart | Black | M | June 14, 1918[ae] | Beauregard | Murder-Robbery | J. C. Collins, white[158][144] | ||
William Braxton | White[159] | M | Rape | |||||
Jim Bell | Black | M | June 28, 1918 | West Feliciana | Housebreaking-Burglary | |||
Preston Miles | Black | M | Rape | |||||
Lucius Brown | Black | M | August 8, 1919 | Terrebonne | Attempted rape | |||
Ernest Hamlin | Black | M | September 19, 1919 | Caddo | Murder | John B. Nauman, white[160] | ||
Grover Johnson | White | 23[161] | M | November 28, 1919 | Caddo | Murder-Robbery | John DeFatta, white[161] | |
Louis Werner | White | M | November 28, 1919 | Orleans | Murder | Frank Conner, white (patrolman)[162] |
1920s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melvin Calhoun | Black | M | February 20, 1920 | Madison | Murder-Robbery | Pleasant | ||
Eli McGuire | M | March 26, 1920 | Terrebonne | Murder | ||||
Willie Lamerson | M | May 28, 1920 | West Baton Rouge | Murder | John Parker | |||
Mark Peters | Black | M | July 9, 1920 | Webster | Murder | |||
Frank Bailey | Black | M | August 13, 1920 | Orleans | Murder | |||
Edward Doyle | White | 26 | M | September 17, 1920 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | ||
Cornelius Tillman | Black | M | Murder | |||||
Laodis Lincoln | Black | M | February 25, 1921 | Vermilion | Rape | |||
Gus Bracy | Black | M | April 22, 1921 | Vernon | Rape | Female, white[163] | ||
Earl Holmes | White | M | April 22, 1921 | De Soto | Murder-Robbery | Wilmer M. Roberts, white[164] | ||
John Parker | White | M | ||||||
Joe Berry | Black | M | May 6, 1921 | Calcasieu | Murder | Joe Murray, black[165] | ||
Charles Zalenka | White | 20 | M | June 17, 1921 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Mrs. Bertha Neason, white[166] | |
Felix Birbiglia | White | 22 | M | |||||
Emile Jenkins | Black | M | May 18, 1923 | Bossier | Murder | |||
John Murphy | White | M | August 31, 1923 | Washington | Murder | Wiley Pierce and Wesley Crain, white (deputy sheriffs)[167] | ||
Levy James | Black | M | April 4, 1924 | Avoyelles | Murder | |||
James Alexander | White | M | April 11, 1924 | Claiborne | Murder | |||
Joseph Rini | White | M | May 9, 1924 | Tangipahoa | Murder | Dallas Calmes, white[168] | ||
Joseph Giglio | White | M | ||||||
Andrew Lemantia | White | M | ||||||
Joseph Bocchio | White | M | ||||||
Roy Leona | White | M | ||||||
Natale Deamore | White | M | ||||||
Alton Hamilton | Black | M | August 1, 1924 | Calcasieu | Murder | Henry L. Fuqua | ||
Euzebe Vidrine | White | 26 | M | August 8, 1924 | Evangeline | Murder-Robbery | Robert Leo Wiggins, 27, white[169][af] | |
Willie Washington | Black | M | November 3, 1924 | Jackson | Murder | E. M. Rentz, white (sheriff)[170] | ||
Freeman Coleman | Black | M | ||||||
Booker Boone | Black | M | ||||||
Alfred Sharpe | Black | 23 | M | December 12, 1924 | Caddo | Murder | Tom Askew, white[171] | |
Martin Carricut | White | 33 | M | March 20, 1925 | Avoyelles | Murder | Anna Kohler Carricut, white (wife)[172] | |
Amos White | Black | M | March 20, 1925 | Red River | Murder | Female, black (wife)[172] | ||
J. W. Peters[121] | Black | 33 | M | October 23, 1925 | Calcasieu | Murder | Clara Phillips, black (wife) | |
Howard Roberson | White | M | January 29, 1926 | Ouachita | Murder-Robbery | |||
Willie Johnson | Black | M | August 6, 1926 | Orleans | Rape | |||
Sam Woodard[121] | Black | 22 | M | January 21, 1927 | Lafayette | Murder | Jules Guidrox, Paul Doucet, and Simon Chaisson (policeman), all white | Oramel H. Simpson |
Hugh Phillips | White | 55 | M | December 20, 1927 | Natchitoches | Murder | Fred DeLacerda, white[173] | |
Byron Dunn | White | M | January 27, 1928 | Calcasieu | Murder | Sam E. Duhon, white (deputy sheriff)[174] | ||
Aaron Ray | Black | M | February 10, 1928 | Natchitoches | Murder-Burglary | Ross Dobson, white[175] | ||
Molton Brasseaux | White | 26 | M | March 9, 1928 | Beauregard | Murder-Robbery | Joe Brevelle, white[176] | |
Joe Genna | White | 26 | M | |||||
Matt Seminary | White | 31 | M | April 20, 1928 | Orleans | Murder | Ralph Sturdy and Lillian Hoyle, both white[177] | |
Ada LeBoeuf | White | 38 | F | February 1, 1929 | St. Martin | Murder | James LeBoeuf, white[178] | Huey P. Long |
Thomas Dreher | White | 52 | M | |||||
Lige Wall | White | 56 | M | March 1, 1929 | Tangipahoa | Murder | Percy Roberts, 17, white[179] | |
Jimmy Johnson | Black | 25 | M | July 26, 1929 | Natchitoches | Rape | Female, white[180] | |
William Virgets | Black | 26 | M | November 4, 1929 | Orleans | Rape-Robbery | Female, white[181][ag] | |
Edward McKay | Black | 22 | M |
1930s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Wilson | Black | 21 | M | January 3, 1930 | Richland | Rape | Huey P. Long | |
John Washington | Black | 30 | M | February 21, 1930 | St. Landry | Murder | Ollie Thompson, white (police officer)[182] | |
Joe Wynn | Black | M | March 7, 1930 | Morehouse | Murder-Robbery | Bob Lee, 60, white[183] | ||
Irkson Webb | Black | M | ||||||
Leonard Jones | Black | 30 | M | June 20, 1930 | Madison | Murder | Lillian Surles, white[184] | |
Felix Duhart | Black | 36 | M | July 10, 1931 | Caddo | Murder | Two unknowns, black[185] | |
Ike Tellis | Black | M | July 10, 1931 | Ouachita | Murder | Female, black (wife)[186] | ||
Bennie White | Black | M | July 31, 1931 | Caddo | Murder | Caleb Surrey and Bogus Connett, races unknown[187] | ||
William Harper | White | 42 | M | August 21, 1931 | Winn | Murder | Hardy C. Peppers, white[188] | |
Haywood Johnson | Black | 37 | M | November 16, 1931 | Ouachita | Murder | Female, black (wife)[189] | |
Jessie Simmons | Black | 20 | M | November 16, 1931 | Caldwell | Murder | ||
Henry Hodge | Black | 19 | M | |||||
John Lee | Black | M | January 29, 1932 | Catahoula | Rape | |||
Shade Lee | Black | 38 | M | February 12, 1932 | Orleans | Murder[190] | Louise Greenup, 25, black[190] | |
Donald Ryan | White | 26 | M | June 1, 1932 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Raymond Rizzo, 39, white[191] | O. K. Allen |
George O'Day | White | 21 | M | |||||
Ito Jacques | Black | 26 | M | |||||
Austin Hart | White | 26 | M | |||||
Boris Tollett | White | 30 | M | June 1, 1932 | Caddo | Murder-Robbery | Charlie Jones, white[192] | |
E. L. Patterson | White | 48 | M | |||||
Armand Savoie | Black | 43 | M | June 15, 1932 | St. Landry | Murder | Theodore Devalcourt, white (police officer)[193] | |
Clarence Dixon | Black | 38 | M | August 19, 1932 | Vernon | Murder | George Stephens, white[194] | |
Louis Rudd | Black | 30 | M | September 16, 1932 | Natchitoches | Murder | P. J. Ballard, white[195] | |
Leaval Hubbard | Black | 21 | M | November 25, 1932 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Edward Melancon, 49, white[196] | |
Henry Lewis | Black | 24 | M | December 30, 1932 | Caddo | Murder-Robbery | Arthur Williams, black[197] | |
Buce Jones | Black | M | February 3, 1933 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Fred Grant, white (city detective)[198] | ||
George Woods | Black | 26 | M | March 3, 1933 | Calcasieu | Murder | Allan Fruge, white[199] | |
Phillip Morgan | Black | 42 | M | Robert Vincent, 38, white[200][201][ah] | ||||
Sampson Carter | Black | M | June 30, 1933 | Caddo | Murder-Robbery | W. M. Morgan, white[202] | ||
Eli Terrell | Black | M | July 21, 1933 | Orleans | Murder | William Blumstein, white (police patrolman)[203] | ||
Thomas Franklin | Black | M | ||||||
Mose Conner | Black | M | ||||||
William White | Black | M | January 24, 1934 | Madison | Murder | |||
D. B. Napier | White | 38 | M | May 18, 1934 | Caddo | Murder-Rape | Mae Griffin, 15, white[204] | |
John Capaci | White | 29 | M | May 18, 1934 | Jefferson | Murder-Robbery | Charles Rabito, 39, white[205] | |
George Dalleo | White | 29 | M | |||||
Willie Walton | Black | 25 | M | July 27, 1934 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Roy Landry, 24, white[206] | |
Roosevelt Swain | Black | M | August 31, 1934 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Alfred Harris and Joe Dorsey, black and race unknown[207] | ||
Levi Hicks | Black | M | November 19, 1934 | East Baton Rouge | Rape | Female, white[208] | ||
Kenneth Neu | White | 28[209] | M | February 1, 1935 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Sheffield Clark, 63, white[209] | |
Cleve Cooper | Black | 38 | M | February 8, 1935 | Caddo | Murder | Ben Thomas and J. Hollis, both black[210] | |
Ed Dunn | Black | M | February 8, 1935 | East Carroll | Murder | Female, black (wife)[211] | ||
Julia Moore | Black | F | Murder | E. E. Wilson, white[211] | ||||
Feltus Matthews | Black | 21 | M | June 7, 1935 | West Feliciana | Murder | Francena Molux, black (half-brother's wife)[212] | |
Carl Lee Dodson | M | June 28, 1935 | Tensas | Murder | ||||
Richard Valentine | Black | M | July 10, 1936 | Red River | Murder-Burglary | Effie Monroe, black[213][ai] | Richard Leche | |
James Morrison | Black | M | ||||||
Alex Morrison | Black | M | ||||||
Johnnie Sanders | Black | 20 | M | January 15, 1937 | Lincoln | Murder-Robbery | ||
Tommie Howard | Black | 38 | M | January 15, 1937 | Caddo | Attempted murder | Daniel L. Perkins, race unknown[214] | |
Gladstone James | White | 24 | M | April 9, 1937 | Jefferson | Murder-Robbery | Vincent N. Bologna, 27, white[215] | |
Ralph Eisenhardt | White | 21 | M | |||||
William Gill | Black | M | June 11, 1937 | Caldwell | Murder | H-Rell Hamilton, Laura Gill, and Roseann Gill (step-daughter and daughters), 13, 2, and 3, all black[216][aj] | ||
Robert Lucas | M | June 11, 1937 | Winn | Murder | ||||
Joseph Ugarte | White | 27 | M | January 15, 1938 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Pierre Rizan, Gilbert Dietrich, Alfred Brownson, and Charles Dietrich, all white[217] | |
Anthony Dallao | White | 33 | M | |||||
Owen Cauche | White | 27 | M | |||||
Henry Mathias | M | January 21, 1938 | West Feliciana | Murder | ||||
Elgie Stephens | Black | 24 | M | February 17, 1939 | St. Landry | Murder | Rubelene Stephens, black (wife)[218] | |
Dave Johnson | Black | 33 | M | March 31, 1939 | East Baton Rouge | Rape-Robbery | Coralee LaDue, 20, white[219][220] |
1940s
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antoine McClain | Black | M | June 28, 1940 | Ouachita | Murder | Female, black (common-law wife)[221] | Sam Houston Jones | |
Honore Migues | White | 32[222] | M | July 19, 1940 | Iberia | Murder | Evelyn Crawford, white[223] | |
Charles Peyton | Black | M | August 16, 1940 | Morehouse | Murder | |||
R. L. Jones | Black | M | November 25, 1940 | Morehouse | Murder | |||
William Heharg | White | 25[224] | M | March 7, 1941 | Caldwell | Murder | Frank Gartman, white[225] | |
William Landers | White | 39[224] | M | |||||
William Heard | White | 43[224] | M | |||||
Floyd Boyce | White | 29[224] | M |
Electrocution
On August 6, 1941, Louisiana's official execution method was changed from hanging to electrocution. Rather than establishing a single execution chamber, the state's electric chair, known as "Gruesome Gertie", was moved as needed to different parishes. Executions continued to be performed by local authorities until May 21, 1957, when the chair was moved to a designated execution chamber at Angola Penitentiary.[226]
Name | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Parish | Crime | Victim(s) | Governor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eugene Johnson | Black | 22 | M | September 11, 1941 | Livingston | Murder-Robbery | Steve Bench, white[227] | Sam Houston Jones |
Austin Williams | Black | 30[228] | M | November 23, 1941 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Beatrice Purvis, 22, black (sister-in-law)[229][228][ak] | |
Willie Larkin | Black | M | September 9, 1942 | Madison | Rape | Multiple females, black[230] | ||
Clifton Guillory | Black | 20[231] | M | September 24, 1942 | Calcasieu | Murder-Robbery | Eugene Guidry, black[231] | |
Saul Nolan | Black | M | October 29, 1942 | West Feliciana | Murder | |||
Toni Henry | White | 26 | F | November 28, 1942 | Calcasieu | Murder-Robbery | Joseph Calloway, 42, white[232] | |
George Iles | Black | 22[233] | M | December 1, 1942 | Caddo | Murder | W. B. Jacobs, white (Shreveport policeman)[233] | |
William Hamilton | Black | 18[234] | M | December 3, 1942 | Caddo | Rape | Female, 9, white[234] | |
Hugh Pierre | Black | 34 | M | January 30, 1943 | St. John the Baptist | Murder | Ignace Roussel, 65, white (constable)[235] | |
Harold Burks | White | 26 | M | March 23, 1943 | Calcasieu | Murder-Robbery | Joseph Calloway, 42, white[232] | |
Manuel Griffin | Black | M | April 6, 1943 | Jefferson Davis | Murder | |||
Herman Carter | Black | M | July 6, 1943 | East Carroll | Murder | W. B. Bursey, black[236] | ||
George Washington | Black | M | Murder | W. McFarland Long, white (deputy sheriff)[236] | ||||
Walter J. Bohn | Black | 27 | M | August 6, 1943 | Rapides (Military)[al] | Rape | Esther E. Ruttkay, white[237] | |
John Richard | Black | 60 | M | August 31, 1943 | Iberia | Murder | Mary Ledet and Joseph Rice, both black[238] | |
Lionel Allen | Black | 28 | M | January 8, 1944 | Iberia | Murder | William Butler, 40, white[239] | |
Parker Adams | Black | 27[240] | M | March 4, 1944 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | ||
Anthony Wilson | Black | 30 | M | March 6, 1944 | Orleans | Rape | Female, white[240] | |
Paul Alberts | Black | 23 | M | January 4, 1945 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Anuster Dixon, 26, black[241] | Jimmie Davis |
Herbert Anderson | Black | 31 | M | May 25, 1945 | Allen | Murder | W. H. Bishop, white (Oakdale police chief)[242] | |
Solomon Washington | Black | 30[243] | M | June 15, 1945 | Morehouse | Murder | David White, white (police officer)[243] | |
Henry Riley | Black | 17[244] | M | December 7, 1945 | East Baton Rouge | Murder | Mrs. Tal Cheatham Stanley, white[244] | |
George Edwards Jr. | Black | 18 | M | May 24, 1946 | Vernon | Murder | James Henry Roberts, 64, white[245] | |
William Ayers | Black | 32 | M | June 28, 1946 | Winn | Rape | Female, 17, white[246] | |
Amos Batt | Black | 19[247] | M | April 11, 1947 | Red River | Murder-Robbery | Thomas Elmo Cole, 32, white[247] | |
Webber Atwood | White | 24 | M | May 2, 1947 | Tensas | Murder | Walter Mirl Timms, 45, white[248] | |
Alonzo Jones | White | 29 | M | May 7, 1947 | St. James | Murder | Irving Pineus and Walter C. Smith, both white[249] | |
Willie Francis | Black | 18 | M | May 9, 1947 | St. Martin | Murder-Robbery | Andrew Thomas, white[250] | |
Donnie Mitchell | Black | 49 | M | May 16, 1947 | St. Mary | Murder | ||
Henry Scott | Black | 25 | M | July 11, 1947 | Evangeline | Murder | Archange Lafleur, white (peace officer)[251] | |
Hillery Ledet | Black | 20 | M | Artheon Fontenot, 55, black[251] | ||||
Jessie Perkins | Black | 41[252] | M | July 18, 1947 | East Baton Rouge | Rape | Female, white[252] | |
Irvin Matteo | Black | 18[253] | M | January 9, 1948 | Orleans | Murder | Male, white[253] | |
Joseph Bessar Jr. | Black | 20[254] | M | April 23, 1948 | Orleans | Murder-Robbery | Female, white[253] | |
Wilbert Powell | Black | 20[254] | M | |||||
Herbert Hopkins | Black | M | April 30, 1948 | Assumption | Murder | Three victims, black[255][am] | ||
Edward Spriggs Jr. | Black | M | June 25, 1948 | Iberville | Rape | Earl K. Long | ||
Clarence Joseph Jr. | Black | M | March 25, 1949 | St. Martin | Murder | Louis Barras, white[256] | ||
George Davis[257] | White[an] | 33 | M | April 29, 1949 | Orleans | Murder | Cyril J. Reichert, 43, white (Mississippi highway patrolman)[258] | |
Joseph Cook | Black | 24[259] | M | May 20, 1949 | St. Landry | Murder | Albert Bernard Couvillion, 38, white[260][ao] | |
Matthew Cook | Black | 23[259] | M | |||||
Edward Sanford | Black | M | November 1, 1950 | East Baton Rouge | Rape | Female, white[261] | ||
Robert Layton | White | 41[262] | M | January 5, 1951 | West Carroll | Murder | Jim Ward, 38, white[263][264] | |
J. D. Dowdy | White | 25[265] | M | January 12, 1951 | Madison | Murder | Walter N. Dorman, 44, white[265] | |
Dale Simpson | White | 36[266] | M | January 26, 1951 | Orleans | Murder | Nicholas Jacob, 34, white (detective)[267] | |
William Alleman | White | 23 | M | May 11, 1951 | Vermilion | Murder | Francis LeBlanc, white[268] | |
Edward Honeycutt | Black | 24 | M | June 8, 1951 | St. Landry | Rape | Female, white[269] | |
Milton Wilson | Black | 40 | M | July 20, 1951 | St. Charles | Murder | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Petrolia, white[270] | |
Excel Beauchamp | Black | 23 | M | September 7, 1951 | East Feliciana | Murder | Mrs. W. G. Wilson, 83, white[271] | |
Paul Washington | Black | 26 | M | July 11, 1952 | Jefferson | Rape | Mrs. W. P. Irwin, 48, white[272] | Robert F. Kennon |
Ocie Jugger | Black | 27 | M | |||||
Walter Bentley[273] | Black | 30 | M | September 26, 1952 | Orleans | Rape | Female, 13, white[273] | |
John Solomon | Black | 47 | M | April 10, 1953 | Orleans | Murder | William Street, 55, white[274][275] | |
Eddie Jackson | Black | 48 | M | August 14, 1953 | Orleans | Murder | ||
Tom Johnson | Black | 42 | M | January 14, 1955 | West Carroll | Murder | Henry Lewis, white[276] | |
Robert Sauls | Black | M | June 10, 1955 | Calcasieu | Murder | Albert Bel Goos, 63, white (deputy sheriff)[277] | ||
Walter Palmer | Black | 30 | M | April 6, 1956 | Tangipahoa | Murder-Robbery | Merwin Kendrick, 30, white[278][ap] | |
John Michel | Black | 23 | M | May 31, 1957 | Orleans | Rape | Female, white[279] | Earl K. Long |
James Bush | Black | 27 | M | June 21, 1957 | Caddo | Murder-Robbery | Charles F. Bryant, 67, white[280] | |
Joseph Washington | Black | 34 | M | |||||
Louis Chinn | Black | 34 | M | July 5, 1957 | West Baton Rouge | Murder-Robbery | Domenica Boeta, 64, white[281] | |
Joseph Sheffield | White | 28 | M | August 16, 1957 | Franklin | Murder | John L. Walker, white (deputy sheriff)[282] | |
Donald Edwards | Black[283] | 22 | M | September 6, 1957 | Caddo | Rape-Robbery | Female, white[283] | |
D. C. Bailey | Black | 21 | M | November 11, 1957 | Madison | Murder-Robbery | E. M. Montgomery and Jesse Nelson, both white[284] | |
Alfred Facianne | Black | 23 | M | April 11, 1958 | Tangipahoa | Murder-Robbery | Rudolph Berkeley Hano, 13, white[285] | |
John McMiller | Black | 44 | M | |||||
Jasper Brazile | Black | 43 | M | August 15, 1958 | Rapides | Murder | Floyd Lee Drewett, white[286] | |
Jesse Ferguson | Black | 39 | M | June 9, 1961 | St. Landry | Murder-Rape | Joyce Marie Thibodeaux, 11, black[287] | Jimmie Davis |
See also
Notes
- ^ Method unknown; possibly not hanged.
- ^ Location given as "Mount Pleasant".
- ^ Previously convicted of killing his abusive step-father at age 10, given a shortened sentence due to his age and pardoned at age 21.
- ^ Unspecified location 12 miles from New Orleans.
- ^ Chicken thieves.
- ^ House bombed.
- ^ Mumford, a Confederate sympathizer, led a mob that tore down the American flag which was placed in front of the mint.
- ^ Crime occurred in Caddo Parish.
- ^ Possibly an Octavius Tazevant at Carrollton.
- ^ He, Bayonne, and Abriel were all Spanish sailors of the same company, however it is unknown if it was an American or Spanish company.
- ^ Eastwood and his wife were white, the other woman was black. Eastwood was murdered and the two women were raped.
- ^ Mulatto.
- ^ Filipino from Manila, possibly of Chinese or Malay descent.
- ^ Mulatta.
- ^ Creole.
- ^ Mulatto.
- ^ Previously convicted of raping a mulatto woman and sentenced to two years imprisonment several years prior.
- ^ Both she and Holland are identified as mulattoes.
- ^ Both she and Chase are identified as mulattoes.
- ^ Also admitted to murdering his infant child three years prior shortly before his execution. He had been tried for this murder, however the jury returned a manslaughter verdict "which the judge refused to receive under the evidence."
- ^ Initially attacked Frank's wife, his employer Neil Nelson. Frank ordered Baker to not kill Nelson, distracting Baker and allowing Nelson to flee the scene; when he returned, she was found dead.
- ^ Also killed a man on the Elmhall plantation, an Italian couple in Gramercy, and another person at Elmhall.
- ^ Also confessed to killing an unidentified brickmason near Gretna and his brother-in-law Adam Emsley in New Orleans.
- ^ Previously convicted of raping another girl in Illinois and sentenced to 14 years in the state penitentiary there, but escaped while on parole.
- ^ After being read his death warrant, Ayles killed two of his cellmates with a knife, but apparently was never charged for this incident.
- ^ Leonardo's sister, Nicolina, was also sentenced to death but her fate is unknown.
- ^ "Buz" Breeland, his wife, and his daughter Mrs. Everette.
- ^ Previously given a five-year sentence from this same parish for the rape of another black girl, but was released after four years (April 25th that year) for good behavior.
- ^ Described himself as Italian, but claimed his parents were Irish (mother) and Filipino (father).
- ^ Also indicted for killing a black fisherman in Jefferson Davis Parish.
- ^ Braxton was reportedly commuted to life imprisonment.
- ^ Confessed to four other murders: Pierre Vidrine on April 23, 1921 (previously acquitted), taxi driver Charles Garbo in Lafayette on December 2, 1921, Mexican John Roy between Crowley and Eunice on December 3, 1921, and oilfield worker Lee Duke between Orange and Beaumont, Texas at an unspecified date. Wiggins was killed in Ville Platte on May 19, 1924.
- ^ Serial rapists, attacked and robbed 20 or more women.
- ^ Also confessed to killing Vincent's wife and their three children, but was not tried for these murders.
- ^ Also killed her 7-year-old daughter, Ruby Lee Monroe, but apparently were not tried for this.
- ^ H-Rell, Gill's wife's daughter from a previous marriage, was pregnant from "relations" he had with her and was drowned to cover up what happened; Laura and Roseann, Gill's own daughters, were also drowned as witnesses.
- ^ Also murdered 36-year-old Olivia Poole, his common-law wife and Purvis's sister, but was apparently not charged for this.
- ^ Hanged rather than electrocuted as per sentence.
- ^ His wife Frances Hayes Hopkins, Celina Hayes, and Martha Hayes.
- ^ Although M. Watt Espy lists Davis as black, newspaper accounts suggest Davis was white.
- ^ Also raped a woman who was with Couvillion.
- ^ Also charged with raping a woman who was with Kendrick, but apparently not tried for this.
References
- ^ "Executions in Louisiana - 1722-1875 - DeathPenaltyUSA, the database of executions in the United States". deathpenaltyusa.org. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Documentation for the execution of Juan San Malo, Joseph Mora, Cyrina, Thomas Meers, John Stokes..., 1784-06-19
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Andrew Whitman, 1818-03-02
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of William Wyatt, 1818-06-25
- ^ Documentation for the execution of (Bondurant) Wilson, 1819-10-02
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Jean Desfarges, Robert Johnson, 1820-05-25
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Charles Prevost, 1825
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Brown, 1831-03-03
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Elijah, 1831-06-04
- ^ Documentation for the execution of John Halthouser, 1835
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Documentation for the execution of Juan San Malo, Joseph Mora, Cyrina, Thomas Meers, John Stokes..., 1784-06-19
- ^ Documentation for the execution of William Mckee, (Purdon), (Gorman) Bill, (Gorman) Jane, & Lewis (Slaves) Henry, 1837-05-30
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Documentation for the execution of Thomas Meers, John Stokes, Prefere, Unknown, Washington..., 1839-05-08
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Documentation for the execution of Thomas Meers, John Stokes, Prefere, Unknown, Washington..., 1839-05-08
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Documentation for the execution of Juan San Malo, Joseph Mora, Cyrina, Thomas Meers, John Stokes..., 1784-06-19
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Documentation for the execution of Juan San Malo, Cyrina, Joseph Mora, Thomas Meers, John Stokes..., 1784-06-19
- ^ a b c Documentation for the execution of Lewis, Alec, Jerry, Bob, Ike (Conner)..., 1852-03-27
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Frank Smith, 1854-07-07
- ^ Documentation for the execution of William Jung, 1855-02-02
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Documentation for the execution of Joseph Mora, Thomas Meers, John Stokes, Prefere, Unknown..., 1806-12-04
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Patrick Kennedy, January 1857
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Documentation for the execution of Joseph Mora, Thomas Meers, John Stokes, Prefere, Unknown..., 1806-12-04
- ^ Documentation for the execution of George Stovall, 1858-04-17
- ^ a b c d e f g Documentation for the execution of Anthony Delisle, Jean Adam, James Nolan, Patrick Kennedy, Joseph Lindsey..., 1852-07-02
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Michael Baudien, John Cobb Jr., James Mullen, (Mitchell) David, George Jordan..., 1859-06-24
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Documentation for the execution of Joseph Mora, Thomas Meers, John Stokes, Prefere, Unknown..., 1806-12-04
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Documentation for the execution of Juan San Malo, Cyrina, Joseph Mora, Thomas Meers, John Stokes..., 1784-06-19
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Documentation for the execution of Juan San Malo, Cyrina, Riley, Joseph Mora, Solomon Smith..., 1784-06-19
- ^ Summary of the execution of William Mumford, 1862-06-07
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Documentation for the execution of Juan San Malo, Cyrina, Joseph Mora, Thomas Meers, John Stokes..., 1784-06-19
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Poe, Robinson, Clark Jones, Dennis Nelson, Bennet Scop..., 1869-06-11
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Documentation for the execution of Joseph Mora, Thomas Meers, John Stokes, Prefere, Juan San Malo..., 1806-12-04
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Scipio Brown, Elijah Atkinson, Ishom Brown, Travis Harris, 1875-04-16
- ^ a b c Documentation for the execution of John Webb, Ananias Honeycutt, Thomas Withers, William Wheatley, Cornelius Williams..., 1875-08-13
- ^ Summary of the execution of Adrian Aveque, 1877-06-15
- ^ Summary of the execution of George Morris, 1877-06-15
- ^ Summary of the execution of Joaquin Florenzo, 1877-06-15
- ^ Summary of the execution of Jules Guidry, 1877-07-25
- ^ Documentation for the execution of James Mcclendon, 1877-12-14
- ^ a b c Documentation for the execution of Wesley Turner, Jackson Edwards, Alexander Brown, 1878-04-22
- ^ Summary of the execution of Isaiah Evans, 1878-05-10
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Porter Brown, 1878-05-10
- ^ Summary of the execution of Wilson Childers, Fourtan Banks, Octave Louve, Aaron Carter, 1878-08-15
- ^ Summary of the execution of Robert Cheney, 1879-05-16
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Absalom Ford, 1879-05-23
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Gustave Breaux, Robert Anderson, Charles Webster, James Stone, Unknown..., 1880-04-02
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Augustus Davis, 1882-01-27
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Augustus Davis, 1882-01-27
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Edward Belton, 1882-01-27
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Jack Chatman, 1882-09-22
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Henry Revels, 1883-05-11
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Henry Dickerson, 1883-09-07
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Edward Rector, 1884-01-04
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Isaac Anderson, Simon Bonner, Champ Fitzpatrick, Rudolph Fitzpatrick, William Moore..., 1884-01-11
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Jesse Stephens, Noah Jackson, Harrison Williams, Matt Lewis, 1884-03-04
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Victor Eloe, 1884-07-25
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Berry Johnson, 1884-08-29
- ^ Summary of the execution of Foster Chase, 1885-06-05
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- ^ Summary of the execution of Perry Melton, William Melton, 1885-06-19
- ^ Summary of the execution of Charles Davis, Matilda Jones, George Wilson, 1885-07-31
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Richard Johnson, Joseph O. Howard, Tom Gee, Tom Mcneil, 1885-08-08
- ^ Summary of the execution of John Alexander, 1885-12-11
- ^ Summary of the execution of William George, 1886-01-15
- ^ Summary of the execution of Henry Jackson, 1886-01-22
- ^ Summary of the execution of Patrick Ford, John Murphy, 1886-03-12
- ^ Documentation for the execution of James Baxter, Wes Honesty, Tably Banks, Alfred Taylor, 1886-06-04
- ^ Summary of the execution of George Harrison, 1886-07-16
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of George Harrison, Sampson Roland, George Solomon, 1886-07-16
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Jim Conelm, 1888-02-03
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Joseph Mora, Delisle, Jean Adam, Charles Goodman, Isaiah Dent..., 1806-12-04
- ^ Summary of the execution of William Johnson, 1890-07-11
- ^ Summary of the execution of Tom Harris, 1891-06-26
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Documentation for the execution of Galvin Morris, Charles Dent, Isaiah Dent, Gus Albers, James Holcomb..., 1890-01-03
- ^ Documentation for the execution of W. M. Dial, Charles Large, 1891-09-04
- ^ Summary of the execution of Phil Baker, 1892-04-22
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Ben Brodder, 1895-04-19
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of John Heard, 1896-07-24
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Sam Armstrong, 1896-10-30
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Will Chevis, 1896-11-06
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Alexis Blane, Ernest Blane, 1897-04-02
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Allen Butler, 1897-06-18
- ^ Documentation for the execution of P. A. Pain, 1897-10-08
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Documentation for the execution of Joseph Mora, Thomas Meers, John Stokes, Prefere, Unknown..., 1806-12-04
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Frank Naska, 1899-08-04
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Arthur Pierre, 1901-01-25
- ^ a b "Three Negroes Legally Hung At Opelousas". The Town Talk. March 9, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Crime Expiated". The Times. April 13, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
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- ^ "The New Jail Sees Its Initial Hanging". The Shreveport Journal. June 5, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Albert Batson, 1903-08-14
- ^ "(untitled)". The Donaldsonville Chief. September 24, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Charles Foley, 1904-10-07
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Lewis Lyons, 1905-03-24
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- ^ "(untitled)". The Natchitoches Times. June 23, 1905. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Ed Williams, 1906-02-02
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Robert Poindexter, 1906-07-27
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Thomas Brady, 1906-12-07
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Documentation for the execution of Joseph Mora, Thomas Meers, John Stokes, Prefere, Unknown..., 1806-12-04
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Elius Leblanc, 1907-07-12
- ^ Documentation for the execution of George Steward, 1907-07-19
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Lazar Mehojovich, 1907-08-09
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Lewis Young, 1907-10-11
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Lee Coleman, 1908-01-03
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Albert West, Edmond Williams, 1908-02-07
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Albert West, Edmond Williams, John Culpepper, Cal Thomas, Joseph Paolucci..., 1908-02-07
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Tobe Stevens, 1908-04-24
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Robert Hall, 1908-10-23
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Ernest Montgomery, 1908-10-23
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Edward Ayles, 1908-10-23
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Edward Honore, Jacques Pierre, Robert Hall, Ernest Montgomery, Edward Ayles, 1908-10-23
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Edward Honore, Jacques Pierre, Robert Hall, Ernest Montgomery, Edward Ayles, 1908-10-23
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- ^ a b "(untitled)". The Times-Democrat. March 5, 1909. p. 5. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Charles Madison, 1909-03-05
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Leonardo Gebbia, Nicolina Gebbia, 1909-07-16
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Emanuel Johnson, 1909-10-08
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Avery Blount, 1909-10-15
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Bud Davis, 1909-12-17
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Documentation for the execution of Hugh Connerly, Sam Jackson, Louis Williams, Westley Rooks, Willie Fletcher..., 1910-11-25
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Carl Bortunna, 1910-01-14
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- ^ Documentation for the execution of Hugh Connerly, 1910-11-25
- ^ "James May Is On His Way To Doom". The Times. April 23, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Albert Watson, 1913-03-28
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- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of George Cotton, 1914-11-06
- ^ "Caldwell Negro Does Not Retract Charge". The Times. June 12, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Peter Bouy, Willie Stewart, William Braxton, Jim Collier, Frank Ross..., , 1915-12-17
- ^ "Another Reprieve Given Victoriano". The Times. April 28, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Helaire Carriere, 1917-10-19
- ^ "Death Penalty For Helaire Carriere". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 30, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Willie Stewart, 1918-06-14
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Thomas Brady, Lazar Mehojovich, Sam Wright, Moses Lewis, Amos Holmes..., 1906-12-07
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Ernest Hamlin, 1919-09-19
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Grover Johnson, 1919-11-28
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Louis Werner, 1919-11-28
- ^ "Parker Sets April 22 For Leesville Negro Hanging". The Town Talk. April 13, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A Horrible Tragedy". The Mansfield Enterprise. March 21, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ax-Man Murder At Lake Charles". The Town Talk. March 8, 1921. p. 8. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Felix Birbiglia, Charles Zelenka Die On Gallows". The Town Talk. June 17, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sentenced to Hang; Will Appeal Case". Bogalusa Enterprise and American. March 29, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Calmes Slayers Hung". Tangipahoa Parish News. May 10, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Euzebe Vidrine Pays Price For Murder". The Ville Platte Gazette. August 9, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Swift Justice Will De Dealt Three Negroes". The Jackson Independent. August 28, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Negro Hanged Here For Killing Farmer". The Shreveport Journal. December 12, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Scaffold Erected In Court Room At Coushatta For First Hanging In History of Red River Parish". The Daily Advertiser. March 20, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Pays Penalty". The Times. December 31, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Byron Dunn, 1928-01-27
- ^ "Convicted Negro To Be Executed On February 10". The Times. January 12, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Molton Brasseaux, Joe Genna, 1928-03-09
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Matt Seminary, 1928-04-20
- ^ Summary of the execution of Ada Leboeuf, Thomas Dreher, 1929-02-01
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Lige Wall, 1929-03-01
- ^ Summary of the execution of Jimmy Johnson, 1929-07-26
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Edward Mckay, William Virgets, 1929-10-04
- ^ "(untitled)". The Bunkie Record. January 31, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Irkson Webb, Joe Wynn, 1930-03-07
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- ^ "Felix Duhart, Negro, Hanged". The Times. July 11, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Negro to Hang Friday". The Ouachita Citizen. July 9, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Bennie White, 1931-07-31
- ^ Documentation for the execution of William Harper, 1931-08-21
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Haywood Johnson, 1931-10-16
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Shade Lee, 1932-02-12
- ^ Summary of the execution of Donald Ryan, George Oday, Ito Jacques, Austin Hart, 1932-06-01
- ^ Summary of the execution of Boris Tollett, E. L. Patterson, 1932-06-01
- ^ Summary of the execution of Armand Savoie, 1932-06-15
- ^ "Negro Hangs for Killing Vernon Parish Farmer". The Town Talk. August 20, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Negro, 30, Hangs in Natchitoches Jail for Murdering Man". Weekly Town Talk. September 24, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Leaval Hubbard, 1932-11-25
- ^ "Henry Lewis Pays Supreme Penalty For Killing Here". The Shreveport Journal. December 30, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Henry Lewis, 1932-12-30
- ^ Documentation for the execution of George Woods, 1933-03-03
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Phillip Morgan, 1933-03-03
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Phillip Morgan, 1933-03-03
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Sampson Carter, 1933-06-30
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Eli Terrell, Thomas Franklin, Mose Conner, 1933-07-21
- ^ Documentation for the execution of D. B. Napier, 1934-05-18
- ^ Documentation for the execution of George Dalleo, John Capaci, 1934-05-18
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Willie Walton, 1934-07-27
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Roosevelt Swain, 1934-08-31
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Levi Hicks, 1934-10-19
- ^ a b Summary of the execution of Kenneth Neu, 1935-02-01
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Cleve Cooper, 1935-02-08
- ^ a b "Postscripts". The Vicksburg Post. February 22, 1935. p. 6. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "St. Francisville Man Executed for Murder". The Times. June 8, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Alex Morrison, James Morrison, Richard Valentine, 1936-07-10
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Tommie Howard, 1937-01-15
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Gladstone James, Ralph Eisenhardt, 1937-04-09
- ^ Documentation for the execution of William Gill, 1937-06-11
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Owen Cauche, Anthony Dallao, Joseph Ugarte, 1938-01-15
- ^ "Stephens Dead In 11 Minutes". The Opelousas Herald. February 21, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Dave Johnson, 1939-03-31
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- ^ "First Execution In Years Is Set". Morning World. June 16, 1940. p. 3. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Honore Migues Slated To Die In Cafe Death". Daily Times-News. July 19, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Honore Migues, 1940-07-19
- ^ a b c d Documentation for the execution of Floyd Boyce, William Heard, William Landers, William Meharg, 1941-03-07
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Floyd Boyce, William Heard, William Landers, William Meharg, 1941-03-07
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Leaval Hubbard, Buce Jones, George Woods, Phillip Morgan, Sampson Carter..., 1932-11-25
- ^ "First Chair Electrocution in Louisiana Carried Out". States-Item. September 11, 1941. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Austin Williams, 1941-10-23
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Austin Williams, 1941-10-23
- ^ "Willie Larkin Sentenced To Die After Being Sentenced On Rape Charge; House Thief Is Given 21 Years". The Madison Journal. September 4, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Clifton Guillory, 1942-09-24
- ^ a b Summary of the execution of Toni Henry, 1942-11-28
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of George Iles, 1942-12-01
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of William Hamilton, 1942-12-03
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Hugh Pierre, 1943-01-30
- ^ a b "Two Convicted Negro Murderers To Die At Lake Providence, La". Clarion-Ledger. July 6, 1943. p. 9. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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- ^ Summary of the execution of John Richard, 1943-08-31
- ^ "Sheriff Witness at Negro's Trial in Butler's Death". Weekly Town Talk. February 6, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Negro Electrocuted For Attack On White Woman". Sun Herald. March 8, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Paul Alberts, 1945-01-04
- ^ "Slayer Oe Bishop Pays With Death". The Oakdale Journal. May 31, 1945. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Solomon Washington, 1945-06-15
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Henry Riley, 1945-12-07
- ^ "Negro Youth Scheduled to Die On Friday For Roberts Murder". The Leesville Daily Leader. February 28, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Negro To Die In Winnfield Attack Case". Shreveport Times. May 2, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Amos Batt, 1947-04-11
- ^ "Webber Atwood Pays Penalty ..." Tensas Gazette. May 9, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Slayer Of Two Pays With Life". St. Joseph Gazette. May 8, 1947. p. 12. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ Summary of the execution of Willie Francis, 1947-05-09
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Hillery Ledet, Henry Scott, 1947-07-11
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Jessie Perkins, 1947-07-18
- ^ a b c Documentation for the execution of Joseph, Wesley Turner, Robert Cheney, Jim Conelm, Henry Riley..., 1858-06-15
- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of William Hamilton, Paul Alberts, Solomon Washington, Henry Riley, Amos Batt..., 1942-12-03
- ^ "Three Negroes Murdered In Brutal Crime Here". The Assumption Pioneer. November 21, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Judge Sentences Joseph To Die". The Daily Iberian. March 24, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of George Davis, 1949-04-29
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- ^ a b Documentation for the execution of Matthew Cook, Joseph Cook, 1949-05-20
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Matthew Cook, Joseph Cook, 1949-05-20
- ^ Documentation for the execution of Edward Sanford, 1950-11-01
- ^ "State Executes Convicted Slayer". The Town Talk. January 6, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Documentation for the execution of Robert Layton, 1951-01-05
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Summary of the execution of J. D. Dowdy, 1951-01-12
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