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- 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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Bayou Progressive
- April 11, 2022
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How Legal Medical Marijuana Consumption in the “Sportsman’s Paradise” Can Lead to Incarceration

The State of Louisiana has one of the highest incarceration rates in the United States.[1] Black people in Louisiana are about 3 times as likely as white people to be arrested for marijuana possession, despite evidence that Black people and white people use marijuana at similar rates.[2] Incarceration can have negative effects on a person’s […]

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