Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman Jr. by nitrogen gas Tuesday night, becoming the second state to ever use the new method.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Attorney General Liz Murrill confirmed Jessie Hoffman had been executed by the state. Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman was scheduled for execution ...

Three hours before he was to be murdered by the State of Louisiana, Jessie Hoffman greeted me with a strong handshake and an embrace. He stared deep into my eyes and thanked me for coming.

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.

U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a 29-page preliminary injunction Tuesday to stop state corrections officials from executing Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, at Louisiana State Penitentiary in ...

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 ...

Louisiana’s leaders have the power to choose mercy over death, to affirm that our justice system is capable of grace. Jessie Hoffman’s story challenges us to rise to that standard — to show that, even ...

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 plans to use the new method to put Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, to death Tuesday evening in the state's first execution in 15 years. Nitrogen gas has been used just four other times to ...

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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 ...

You have permission to edit this article. This undated photo shows Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was convicted in the 1996 murder of Mary "Molly" Elliott. (Caroline Tillman ...