The Louisiana Supreme Court has upheld a trial court’s decision to deny death row inmate Jessie D. Hoffman’s request to cancel his scheduled execution Tuesday (March 18). Hoffman’s lawyers argued that ...

Advocates against the death penalty from across the state and country showed up in front of the Governor’s Mansion this ...

Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a ...

Jessie Hoffman is scheduled to die Tuesday for the 1996 kidnapping, rape and murder of Mary ‘Molly’ Elliot in St. Tammany ...

When a conservative columnist says execution by the administration of pure nitrogen gas is a “cruel and unusual punishment,” ...

After initial hesitation, Louisiana’s largest teachers’ union now supports an amendment to the state constitution backed by ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has overturned a lower court's injunction, paving the way for the execution of ...

Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a federal appeals court ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Attorney General Liz Murrill ...

"The United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office in overturning ...

Jessie Hoffman will be executed at Angola on Tuesday, March 18, making this the first execution in the state in 15 years and ...