Louisiana bill proposes gas, electric chair for death penalty amid execution drug shortage

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Could Louisiana bring back Gruesome Gertie? The electric chair was retired in 1991 when the state moved to lethal injection to carry out the death penalty. That could change again. A bill has been filed for the special legislative session set to start Monday,…

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