State Supreme Court halts execution dates for Caddo death row inmates

Louisiana Supreme Court rejects two Caddo Parish death warrants; execution dates off

The exterior of the Louisiana Supreme Court building in New Orleans' French Quarter. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)The Louisiana Supreme Court threw out execution warrants Friday that a Caddo Parish judge has issued for two men convicted in separate murder cases.  Judge Donald Hathaway, at the request of Caddo District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr., set a May 28 for the death penalty to be carried out against Darrell Draughn and a June 4 exe…

State Supreme Court halts execution dates for Caddo death row inmates

SHREVEPORT, La. – The Louisiana Supreme Court late Friday put the brakes on execution plans for two Caddo Parish death row inmates.

Louisiana Supreme Court rejects latest death warrants; execution dates off

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday recalled execution warrants that a judge had signed for two death row inmates who were each convicted of murder in Caddo Parish.