Louisiana Bill Would Allow Executions By Nitrogen

NBC News reports:

A Louisiana lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow for nitrogen gas to be used in executions in the event lethal injection is unavailable, making it the latest state to consider adopting the practice after Alabama put a man to death last month through the first-of-its-kind method.

Rep. Nicholas Muscarello, a Republican who chairs the House’s Civil Law and Procedure Committee, said Friday that he drafted the bill primarily as a way to ensure the identities of individuals and companies that help to administer the death penalty in the state remain confidential.

Gov. Jeff Landry has been vocal about finding alternate methods in order to restart executions. When he served as state attorney general, he publicly supported the use of death by firing squad, hanging or electrocution.

Read the full article. A similar bill is in progress in Ohio and one has been proposed in Oklahoma. Muscarello [photo] ran unopposed last year.

A Louisiana lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow for nitrogen gas to be used in executions in the event lethal injection is unavailable. https://t.co/oo5mMPcJsu

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