In the latest salvo in a high-stakes political and legal drama, Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday directed the state Pardon Board to decide whether to grant clemency to nearly
In the latest salvo in a high-stakes political and legal drama, Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday directed the state Pardon Board to decide whether to grant clemency to nearly
The unprecedented bulk filing of clemency petitions on Tuesday for 50 men and one woman sentenced to death in Louisiana will set off an emotional process at the state Board
The unprecedented bulk filing of clemency petitions on Tuesday for 50 men and one woman sentenced to death in Louisiana will set off an emotional process at the state Board
A Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison without parole in a 1979 double murder is being released after 42 years behind bars after his sentence was commuted. The Louisiana Board of Pardons and Parole voted 2-1 on Monday to free inmate David Chenevert. The board commuted the inmate's sentence in the aftermath of a hearing in December in which Chenevert was cited for good conduct, participation in rehabilitation programs and a low risk-assessment score. Chenevert, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, had pleaded guilty in 1981 to stabbing Michael Brown and Evelyn McIntyre. The victims’ relatives spoke out almost unanimously against releasing him.