Jessie Hoffman was executed Tuesday night ... was the first in 15 years and was the first time nitrogen gas was used as an execution method. Louisiana is one of four states that have approved ...

A convicted murderer and rapist in Louisiana ... Hoffman’s execution in a 5-4 vote just moments before he was put to death.

Anti-death penalty advocates and representatives from many faiths called for an end to executions in Louisiana and wished Jessie Hoffman peace at the moment of death.

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Molly Elliott's husband told USA TODAY that he was in favor of Hoffman's execution if it wasn't going to be further delayed but said it wouldn't bring closure. Louisiana on Tuesday executed a death ...

At least three bills in the 2025 legislative session propose changes that could affect cases moving forward amid a push to ...

Louisiana carried out its first execution in more than a decade on March 18, 2025, putting Jessie Hoffman Jr to death using nitrogen gas. Hoffman, 46, was convicted for the 1996 rape and murder of ...

Louisiana executed death row inmate Jessie Hoffman with nitrogen gas despite ... It marked the first nitrogen gas execution in Louisiana and the state’s first execution in 15 years.

Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. at the Louisiana ... the nitrogen gas had flowed for 19 minutes during what one official characterized as a “flawless” execution.

Now that Arkansas has officially approved nitrogen hypoxia as a form of execution, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she's ...

Louisiana executed death row inmate Jessie Hoffman with nitrogen gas despite last-ditch efforts by his legal team ... Officials administered nitrogen gas, which flowed for 19 minutes. It marked the ...