USA- Louisiana. Rep. Terry Landry shelved HB 215 to abolish the death penalty

Louisiana House ends death penalty ban debate without vote. Louisiana's annual debate over whether to abolish the death penalty appears to have ended, after a House lawmaker shelved his proposal, House Bill 215, Thursday without a vote. In a quiet, often emotional debate, House lawmakers discussed the legislation by Rep. Terry Landry, talking about exoneration rates and detailing murder cases. But after he made his closing argument, Landry — a New Iberia Democrat and former state police superintendent — didn't seek a vote on the bill, anticipating that he didn't have the votes for passage. Louisiana held its last execution in 2010.