List of people executed in Louisiana (pre-1972)

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Louisiana before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For people executed by Louisiana after the restoration of capital punishment by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in Louisiana.

Hanging

1810s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionParishCrimeVictim(s)GovernorUnknownBlackMJuly 1812St. LandryMurderMrs. Doucet and her children, whiteUnknown, LA, 1812 JulyWilliam C. C. ClaiborneMultiple unknownsNative American1813MurderDr. Watson and Mr. O'Neale, whiteJacob YoungWhiteMSeptember 26, 1813Orleans (Military)DesertionN/AJacob Young, LA, 1813 September 26, Espy ArchiveGeorge StricklandWhiteMMarch 13, 1814NatchitochesMurderRoss McCabe, whiteReuben HurdWhiteMFebruary 24, 1815Orleans (Military)Murder-MutinySgt. John Haylor, whiteReuben Hurd, LA, 1815 February 24, Espy ArchiveAndrew WhitmanWhiteMMarch 2, 1818OrleansAttempted murderMr. McKoy, whiteJacques VilleréWilliam WyattWhiteMJune 25, 1818Orleans (Federal)MurderCapt. Cornelius Driscoll, whiteGeorge HartmanWhiteMJuly 20, 1818OrleansSlave stealingUnknown, blackGeorge Harman, LA, 1818 July 20, Espy ArchiveWilsonBlackMJanuary 2, 1819ConcordiaMurderNicholas Delouma, whiteUnknownBlackMJuly 10, 1819RapidesMurderFemale, black (mistress)Unknown, LA, 1819 July 10, Espy Archive

1820s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionParishCrimeVictim(s)GovernorJean DesfargesWhite22MMay 25, 1820Orleans (Federal)PiracyThomas B. RobertsonRobert JohnsonWhiteMBobBlackMJune 14, 1821RapidesMurderNat, blackBob, LA, 1821 June 14, Espy ArchiveRussell BrooksWhiteM1822OuachitaMurderMale, whiteCharles PrevostWhite36M1825NatchitochesMurderSpotswood Mills, whiteHenry JohnsonHenry GastorWhiteMAugust 17, 1825West FelicianaMurderHenry Miller, white

1830s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionParishCrimeVictim(s)GovernorZacBlackMFebruary 13, 1830UnknownMurderJohn Whitten, white (owner)Jacques DupréEdward CullenWhiteMFebruary 15, 1830LafourcheMurderHugh Guilihor, whiteEdward Cullen, LA, 1830 February 15, Espy ArchiveZachariah LintonWhiteMApril 16, 1830OrleansMurderWilliam Brown, whiteZachariah Linton, LA, 1830 April 16, Espy ArchiveJohn BrownWhiteMMarch 3, 1831OrleansMurderWalter Borden, whiteAndré B. RomanElijahBlackMJune 4, 1831OrleansAttempted murderPaul Pandely, whiteManuel FerackoHispanicMApril 23, 1832OrleansMurderSenor Mayorquin, HispanicJacinto FernandezHispanicMJose SaureoHispanicMPhilipBlackMSeptember 5, 1832OrleansMurderMrs. Frederick Fayat, whitePhilip, LA, 1832 September 5, Espy ArchiveLucyBlackFNovember 1832JeffersonPoisoningLouis Bouligny (owner) and family, whiteLucy, LA, 1832, Espy ArchiveUnknownBlackF1835St. MartinArsonRoman or WhiteUnknownBlackMJohn HalthouserWhiteM1835ClaiborneMurder-RobberyMr. Sloan, whiteOld HarryBlackMMay 14, 1836OuachitaEdward Douglass White Sr.AliciaBlackFUnknownBlackMMay 18, 1836OuachitaFour unknownsBlackM1836 or 1837WebsterMurderMr. McIntyre, whiteTwo unknownsBlackM1837East Baton RougeMurderThomas TibbettsWhite22MApril 28, 1837OrleansMurderUnknownThomas Tibbetts, LA, 1837, Espy ArchiveUnknownBlack1837RapidesMurderTwo unknownsBlack1837AssumptionMurderUnknownBlack1837ArsonBillBlackMAugust 1837St. HelenaMurderElizabeth Gordon, white (owner)JaneBlackFJimBlackMOctober 10-12, 1837RapidesSlave revoltNine Unknown, LA, 1837 August, Espy ArchiveHenryBlackMJoeBlackMEdmondBlackMSamBlackMStephenBlackMWilliamBlackMFive unknownsBlackMUnknownBlackMJanuary 10, 1838East Baton RougeMurderJohn Randolph, white (owner)Two Unknown, LA, 1838 January 10, Espy ArchiveUnknownBlackFJoseBlackMMarch 12, 1838St. BernardMurderJimBlackMMarch 12, 1838MurderJoeBlackMBrownBlackMMarch 12, 1838MurderJules Balloc, white (owner)Brown, LA, 1838, Espy ArchiveGeorgeBlackMJune 8, 1838OrleansJacksonBlackMJune 22, 1838OrleansAttempted murderJames Purdon, white (owner)Jackson, LA, 1839 March, Espy ArchiveO'NealWhiteMSeptember 22, 1838St. BernardMurderMr. Barba, whiteO'Neal, LA, 1838 September 22, Espy ArchiveWelshWhiteMSix unknownsBlackMFebruary 11, 1839St. JamesMurderTwo unknowns, whiteThree Unknown, LA, 1839 February 11, Espy ArchiveAndré B. RomanJohnsonWhite19MMarch 16, 1839OrleansMurderUnknownJohnson, LA, 1839 March 16, Espy ArchiveThomas MeersWhiteMMay 8, 1839OrleansAggravated assault-RobberyRecorder Baldwin, whiteJohn StokesWhiteMCheri BonananBlackMJune 3, 1839OrleansMurderMr. Marcon, whiteJacques DurandWhiteMJune 6, 1839IbervilleMurderPierre Bestinabi, whiteJacques Durand, LA, 1839 June 6, Espy ArchiveNedBlackMSeptember 1839West FelicianaMurderUnknown, black

1840s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionParishCrimeVictim(s)Governor29 unknownsBlack1840IbervilleSlave revoltAndré B. RomanHenry WilkersonBlackMApril 17, 1840ConcordiaAttempted murderJohn Payne, white (owner)Henry Wilkerson, LA, 1840 April 17, Espy ArchiveJ. B. MillenWhiteMJune 2, 1840OrleansMurderPrimusBlackMJuly 23, 1840IbervilleAttempted murderTwo males, whitePrimus, LA, 1840, Espy ArchivePrefereBlackMAugust 28, 1840LafayetteInsurrectionTwo unknownsBlackJaroiBlackMSeptember 5, 1840St. MartinInsurrectionThree Unknown, LA, 1840 September, Espy ArchiveStephenBlackMUnknownBlackMHenryBlackMSeptember 19, 1840St. MartinInsurrectionDon LouisBlackMJohnBlackMOctober 3, 1840East FelicianaBurglary-Attempted murderJohn, LA, 1840 October 3, Espy ArchiveDavidBlackMFebruary 13, 1841East FelicianaMurderFemale, black (wife)UnknownBlackMarch 1, 1841Pointe CoupeeThree unknownsBlackMarch 8, 1841St. LandryMurderJohn P. Moore, white (overseer)Three Unknown, LA, 1841, Espy ArchiveHamiltonBlackAugust 7, 1841OrleansAggravated assaultJohn MarshallBlackMOctober 1841MadisonMurderSamuel S. Fox, whiteFour unknownsBlackMOctober 29, 1841St. MaryMurderCapt. DeHart, white (owner)UnknownBlackMDecember 17, 1841East Baton RougeAggravated assaultUnknown, white (owner)JoeBlackM1842ConcordiaWashingtonBlackMFebruary 26, 1842OrleansMurderFemale, black (wife)PeterBlackMApril 15, 1842Pointe CoupeeMurderRollaBlackMAugust 18, 1842St. MaryMurderB. L. Wilcox, whiteRollin, LA, 1842 August 18, Espy ArchiveDavidBlackMSeptember 30, 1842RapidesMurderJacob Hamon, whiteUnknownBlackFOctober 14, 1842ConcordiaAttempted poisoningUnknown family, whiteUnknown, LA, 1842 October 14, Espy ArchiveUnknownBlackMNovember 19, 1842LafourcheMurderMr. Summers, whiteUnknown, LA, 1842 November 19, Espy ArchiveJoseph TricottiWhiteMMarch 24, 1843OrleansBurglary-ArsonMr. Hollander, whiteJoseph Tricotti, LA, 1843 March 25, Espy ArchiveAlexandre MoutonAntonio LandoisWhiteMApril 21, 1843Orleans (Texas)Murder-MutinyMale, white (lieutenant in command of Austin)William Simpson, LA, 1843 April 21, Espy ArchiveJames HudginsWhiteMIsaac AllenWhiteMWilliam SimpsonWhiteMAnthonyBlackMMay 8, 1843IbervilleAggravated assaultMr. Schiarte, whiteAnthony, LA, 1843 May 8, Espy ArchiveMarkBlackM1844CaddoTwo unknownsBlackMApril 22, 1844St. CharlesMurderAlbert Carr, white (owner)HenryBlackMMarch 13, 1845St. MartinAggravated assaultEdmund LeBlanc, white (overseer)Henry, LA, 1845 March 13, Espy ArchiveAsburyBlackMMarch 21, 1845CaddoMurderUnknown, white (owner)NelsonBlackMNatBlackMMay 2, 1845St. LandryMurderRobert, blackUnknownBlackMDecember 1845JacksonAggravated assaultMr. and Mrs. John Bartlett, whitePaulineBlackFMarch 28, 1846OrleansAttempted murderIsaac JohnsonAlfredBlackMOctober 28, 1846East FelicianaArsonAlfred, LA, 1846 October 28, Espy ArchiveBobBlackMNovember 11, 1846VermilionLucyBlackFDecember 11, 1846St. JamesMurderMatthewBlackMFebruary 8, 1847LafourcheAttempted murderDr. Deidrich, whiteMatthew, LA, 1847 February 8, Espy ArchiveElizaBlackFMarch 4, 1847WilliamBlackMMay 11, 1847TerrebonneCaesarBlackMMay 11, 1847LafourcheRobertBlackMJuly 5, 1847East FelicianaGilbertBlackMJuly 29, 1847WashingtonJimBlackMAugust 1847St. TammanyMurderAlexander George, white (owner)JimBlackMJanuary 7, 1848JeffersonMurderGabriel, blackJim, LA, 1848 January 7, Espy ArchiveJerryBlackMApril 22, 1848St. CharlesMurderJ. R. Brusse, white (overseer)YanceyBlackMMay 9, 1848St. CharlesJames HamBlackMJean BaptisteBlackMJackBlackMMay 9, 1848St. John the BaptistJohn CamelBlackMMay 15, 1848St. CharlesGrandisonBlackMMay 24, 1848St. CharlesEdwinBlackMJune 29, 1848St. JamesNelsonBlackMPompeyBlackMJuly or August 1848OrleansRapeFemale, 9, whitePompey, LA, 1848, Espy ArchiveUnknownBlackMAugust 1, 1848CalcasieuEdmundBlackMJanuary 12, 1849BossierDickBlackMMay 18, 1849St. LandryMurderMr. Hicks, white (overseer)Antonio SebellechWhiteMJune 1, 1849Orleans (Federal)MurderFrankBlackMJune 29, 1849East FelicianaMurderFletcher Campbell, whiteSamBlackMSeptember 25, 1849CyrinaBlackFOctober 26, 1849CaddoMurderMr. Crawford, white (overseer)Big HenryBlackMNovember 10, 1849MadisonJesseeBlackMTom PurcellBlackMBig WashBlackMOllaBlackMJohn MilesBlackM

1850s