Collection:LPB

Genre: Panel

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2019-04-24

Duration: 00:58:07

Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | Capital Punishment | Criminal justice, Administration of | Crime | Death row inmates

Contributors:

• Courtney, Beth Host
• Williams, Natasha Host
• Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
• Guzzardo, Wayne Interviewee
• Stiles, Wilbur Interviewee
• Hebert, Alanah Odoms Interviewee
• Alexander, E. King Interviewee
• Crawford, Rodricus Speaker
• Guzzardo, Wayne Speaker
• Graham, Caitlin Speaker
• Sinquefield, John Speaker
• Flournoy, Melissa Speaker
• Blanchard, Annie Speaker
• Van Haute, Danielle Speaker
• Guzzardo, Carole Speaker
• Moran, Alisa Speaker
• Mitchell, Nicholas E. Speaker
• Perrilloux, Scott Speaker
• Lampert, Loren Speaker
• Alexander, E. King Speaker
• Borghardt, Franz Speaker
• Bourke, Richard Panelist
• Ghetti, Michelle Panelist
• Landry, Terry Panelist
• Burkett, Don Panelist

This episode of the series “Louisiana Public Square” from April 24, 2019, features Natasha Williams leading a discussion between the audience members and panelists on capital punishment in Louisiana. A background report on the topic precedes the discussion. It includes interviews with: Wayne Guzzardo, the parent of a murder victim; Wilbur Stiles, the Chief Deputy Attorney General with the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office; Alanah Odoms Hebert, the executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana; and E. King Alexander of Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty. The audience members then discuss their stance on the death penalty. A panel of experts then joins the audience members to answer their questions. The panelists are: Richard Bourke, the director of the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center; Michelle Ghetti, the Deputy Solicitor General for the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office; State Representative Terry Landry, the sponsor of a bill abolishing the death penalty; and District Attorney Don Burkett of Sabine Parish, Louisiana. They discuss: their stance on the death penalty; whether capital punishment works as a deterrent; wrongful convictions and the state’s high exoneration rate for capital cases; the impact of race on death penalty cases; prosecutorial misconduct; and the high cost of capital cases. Hosts: Beth Courtney and Natasha Williams