1954 Press Photo Louisiana Pardon Board - Officials at Joseph Sheffield Appeal

Louisiana State Pardon Board - Members of the state pardon board who heard an appeal for clemency for Joseph Sheffield, sentenced to die for the slaying of Franklin parish Deputy Sheriff John L. Waller last June are, from left, Attorney General Fred N. LeBlanc; Lieutenant Governor C.E. Barham, and District Judge Carey J. Ellis, who imposed the death sentence. The board took the plea under advisement.

Photo is dated 1954.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.