The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and 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 Public Safety and 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.
R.S. 15:568 active rs title
Execution of death sentence; prior confinement of offender ACTIVE
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- amendment Acts 1974, No. 199, §1
- amendment Acts 2012, No. 172, §1