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A man who has served nearly three decades on death row in Louisiana has had his conviction overturned by a judge.

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A man who has served nearly three decades on death row in Louisiana has had his conviction overturned by a judge FILE - Death Row building at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Sept. 18, 2009, in ...

The Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins attended the rodeo at Louisiana State Penitentiary in late April. But while the event is criticized for its brutality, it also offers participants a ...

Striking testimony for the bill came from Herman Evans, who was convicted in 1980 on a 10-2 jury and spent decades in Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola for a murder he didn’t commit.

FILE - Death Row building at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Sept. 18, 2009, in Angola, La. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who has spent nearly three decades on death row has had his ...