 | BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
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The state legislature passed a bill that would bring back the electric chair as a method of execution, though it's not clear whether Louisiana's chair, known by prisoners as "Gruesome Gertie," will come out of retirement. State officials won't say, but Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to sign the bill that would revive the infamous practice. John Simerman has the story.
Louisiana lawmakers passed 20 crime-related bills in the recent session but did so without the oversight committee hearings that would have provided a sense of what they would cost. The legislature did so to ensure the session moved at a brisk pace, but it's left many wondering what the new laws are going to cost. James Finn has this report.
The Dew Drop Inn on LaSalle Street in Central City has reopened after years in disrepair. Irma Thomas and Deacon John were on hand to celebrate the return of the segregation-ear nightclub that played a major role in the local entertainment scene. Keith Spera was there.
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