Louisiana's Supreme Court has tossed out a lawsuit challenging the legality and constitutionality of proposed Amendment 2 on ...

The state executed convicted murderer-rapist Jessie Hoffman Jr. on Tuesday night (March 18). Hoffman was the first inmate ...

In Rapides Parish, two death row inmates currently await their fate in the Louisiana State Penitentiary – Darrell James ...

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

The Texas Senate continues to pass bills identified as legislative priorities by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, with the most recent ...

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

The Louisiana Supreme Court said Amendment 2 complies with legal requirements and dismissed a lawsuit over the constitutional ...

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

According to the office of Attorney General Liz Murrill, 24-year-old Destinee Anne Poche was arrested on March 17. It comes after a joint investigation involving the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution marks the first time Louisiana has used the method and is the state's first ...