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A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more humane method.

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported in Louisiana.

There have been no storm-related deaths attributed to Hurricane Francine, which hit Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said at a media briefing Thursday.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the Louisiana National Guard has rescued 191 citizens and 27 pets, but Louisiana officials said there have been at least two confirmed deaths as of Monday. Those numbers are expected to rise as state officials continue to assess the damage wrought by the storm, Edwards said.

A south Mississippi sheriff's investigator is hoping surveillance video from Bourbon Street in New Orleans will provide clues about the death of a strip…