Executed

Louis Richards

St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Louis Richards was hanged at Hahnville, Louisiana, along with two other men, according to an Audubon Republican report published January 13, 1898. He was executed by judicial order while in state custody, and the report records his death as an execution. The account gives no description of his family, his work, or how the hanging was carried out.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

Audubon Republican, January 13, 1898, page 2 Audubon Republican, January 13, 1898

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