Louisiana executed a man convicted of murder with nitrogen gas on Tuesday evening, capping a raging legal battle that ended ...

Louisiana plans to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman next week. Here's what to know about the ...

Louisiana has used nitrogen gas to put a man to death, marking the first time the state has used that execution method.

A convicted murderer and Louisiana death row inmate had his appeal denied hours before he is set to be executed by nitrogen ...

Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman was scheduled for execution Tuesday evening as legal challenges continued to unfold as his attorneys sought a last-minute stay from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Louisiana's first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward next week after a federal appeals court vacated a preliminary injunction on Friday. Jessie Hoffman Jr, 46, is scheduled to be ...

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Minutes apart, courts in the neighboring states of Louisiana and Texas each stopped upcoming executions, one on Thursday and another on Tuesday.

Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, to death Tuesday evening in the state's first execution in 15 years. Nitrogen gas has been used just four other times to execute a person ...

In nearly simultaneous decisions, courts in two U.S. states on Tuesday blocked the imminent executions of death row inmates. The highest court in Texas issued a stay of execution for David Leonard ...