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Louisiana Nitrogen Gas Execution

Louisiana becomes second state, after Alabama, to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas

It was the fifth time nitrogen gas was used in the U.S. after four executions by the same method — all in Alabama.

NBC News on MSN · 16h

Louisiana executes man with nitrogen gas after 15-year pause

Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was convicted in a 1996 murder, argued the method of nitrogen hypoxia would violate his ability to practice his Buddhist breathing techniques.

Fox News on MSN · 16h

Convicted murderer becomes Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution after appeal denied

A Louisiana death row inmate on Tuesday was executed with nitrogen gas, a method that has never been used before in the state. "Louisiana has successfully used nitrogen hypoxia to carry out the execution of Jessie Hoffman,

1st execution in Louisiana since 2010

Jessie Hoffman's final moments inside Louisiana's execution chamber at Angola

A few seconds before 6:27 p.m., Jessie Hoffman jerked slightly. It would be the last significant movement Hoffman would make, in a life he’d mostly spent on death row.

Newsweek on MSN · 15h

Did Jessie Hoffman Jr. Have Any Final Words Before Louisiana Execution?

Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman Jr. by nitrogen gas Tuesday night, becoming the second state to ever use the new method. Newsweek reached out to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections via email for comment.

Jessie Hoffman executed by state; first execution in Louisiana since 2010

According to the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections Gary Westcott, Hoffman was pronounced dead by the West Feliciana Parish Coroner’s Office at 6:50 p.m. by nitrogen hypoxia.

Monarch butterfly numbers nearly doubled in 2025. Here's when they'll arrive in Louisiana.

Just a few years ago, the eastern monarch was considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

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Louisiana carries out first execution in 15 years Tuesday night

Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years on Tuesday evening, March 18, at Angola State Prison in West Feliciana ...

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Trump DOE approves Venture Global LNG exports from Louisiana project

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration granted Venture Global LNG approval on Wednesday to export natural gas from a ...

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Mahmoud Khalil makes first public statement amid feds claim he was sent to Louisiana due to bedbugs, overcrowding

In his first public statement since being detained by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sent to Louisiana, Mahmoud ...

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'I miss her so much': Remembering Molly Elliott, killed by Louisiana Death Row inmate

Elliott's mother and husband remembered her as a loving woman who lit up every room. Her killer is set to become the first ...

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Louisiana has a long history with French. This immersion school aims to keep it alive

Juliet and Lana attend École Pointe-au-Chien, a new public French immersion school in Terrebonne Parish, La. ( École means ...

Louisiana has more than the U.S. average of adults who excessively drink. See national data.

How many Louisianans excessively drink? Here's the average number of adults per state who report heavily drinking or binge ...

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Here's what Louisiana voters should know about Amendment 3 on the March 29 ballot

Louisiana voters statewide will decide March 29 about four proposed amendments to the Louisiana Constitution. Amendment 3 of ...

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