On Tuesday evening, March 18, the state of Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman Jr., putting him to death with nitrogen gas.

The state executed convicted murderer-rapist Jessie Hoffman Jr. on Tuesday night (March 18). Hoffman was the first inmate executed in Louisiana in the past 15 years and the first put to death by ...

Louisiana conducted its first execution in nearly 15 years by executing a man who killed a woman from Arizona.

Before his execution, lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was 18 when he was convicted of the 1996 murder of a 28-year-old ...

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

Aaron Gunches, who had dropped legal efforts to halt his execution, was sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of Ted Price, ...

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation Tuesday allowing executions using nitrogen gas, making Arkansas the fifth ...

Nitrogen gas has been used in four other executions, each in the state of Alabama, where the method — also known as nitrogen ...

Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was put to death in Louisiana for the nearly three-decade old murder of Mary 'Molly' Elliott ...

Attorney General Liz Murrill confirmed Tuesday evening that Louisiana had carried out the execution of death row inmate ...

Almost immediately after taking office last year, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry pushed through bills that lengthened prison sentences and eliminated parole for most new convictions. And he argued ...