RS 15:568 Execution of death sentence; prior confinement of offender - Louisiana Statutes

§568.  Execution of death sentence; prior confinement of offender

The director of the Department of Corrections, or a competent person selected by him, shall execute the offender in conformity with the death warrant issued in the case.  Until the time of his execution, the Department of Corrections shall incarcerate the offender in a manner affording maximum protection to the general public, the employees of the department, and the security of the institution.  

Amended by Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 1974, No. 199, §1.