Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...

Louisiana is set to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman on March 18 using nitrogen gas, the state's first time using the ...

Hoffman’s execution is set for Tuesday after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a federal judge’s decision to ...

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

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

Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman is one step closer to his execution, which is scheduled for Tuesday.

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

A federal judge has blocked the execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman, citing concerns that nitrogen hypoxia would ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge has issued an order stopping the execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman, ...

BATON ROUGE, LA - A motion was filed earlier this month challenging the state of Louisiana's use of nitrogen gas for the ...

A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next ...