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 ...

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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Louisiana on Tuesday executed a death row inmate using nitrogen gas for the first time in state history and only the fifth time in U.S. history. Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution is the ...

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

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.

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.

Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, authorities said, adding the nitrogen gas had flowed for 19 minutes during what one official characterized ...