Louisiana ended its 15-year death penalty hiatus Tuesday when it executed convicted rapist and murderer Jessie Hoffman with ...

Recent executions in South Carolina and Louisiana have sparked more debate amongst Americans. Does Florida use nitrogen gas ...

Airgas, a nitrogen and oxygen supplier, is considering action against Louisiana over potential misuse of its products during ...

The only execution methods for carrying out capital punishment listed in Louisiana law are nitrogen hypoxia, lethal injection and electrocution. For nearly two decades, the state has faced legal ...

“It went flawless,” Secretary of Louisiana’s Department of Public Safety Gary Westcott said. “There was nothing that happened incorrectly.” Nitrogen hypoxia was approved by the state ...

When it comes to death row inmate Darrell Robinson, the Louisiana Supreme Court can't seem to make up its mind.

District Attorney James Stewart filed the motion Monday asking for an execution date for murderer Darrell Dewayne Draughn.

A divided Supreme Court declined to block the execution of Jessie Hoffman, who was put to death on Tuesday night in Louisiana. Four justices would have put Hoffman’s execution on hold – one short of ...

Now that the state of Louisiana has cleared any legal hurdles and successfully carried out its first execution in over a ...

Attorneys for Louisiana remain adamant that nitrogen hypoxia is seemingly painless. Hoffman's attorneys also argued that the method infringes on Hoffman’s freedom to practice his religion ...