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Bayou Progressive
- March 10, 2025
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Amendment 3: Should Louisiana Expand Adult Prosecution of Juveniles?

A highly controversial proposal, Amendment 3 would remove current constitutional limits on which felony crimes juveniles can be prosecuted as adults for, allowing the legislature to expand the list without voter approval. Under current law, juveniles can only be tried as adults for 16 violent felony offenses (such as murder, aggravated burglary, and rape). This […]

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Bayou Progressive
- March 9, 2025
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A Return to the Death Penalty: Louisiana’s Experiment with Nitrogen Hypoxia

Louisiana is on the brink of resuming capital punishment after a 15-year hiatus. But rather than relying on lethal injection, the state has opted for an untested and highly controversial method: nitrogen hypoxia. If carried out as scheduled, the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18 would make Louisiana the second state in the country, […]

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