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

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

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

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 ...

Louisiana was scheduled to murder Jessie Hoffman by first immobilizing him by tying down his arms, hands, legs and torso on a ...

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

Oklahoma carried out its first execution of the year on Thursday ... Louisiana resumed executions for the first time in 15 ...

On Tuesday evening, March 18, the state of Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman Jr., putting him to death with nitrogen gas.

The state executed convicted murderer-rapist Jessie Hoffman Jr. on Tuesday night (March 18). Hoffman was the first inmate executed in Louisiana in the past 15 years and the first put to death by ...

Aaron Gunches, 53, pleaded guilty to killing his then-girlfriend’s ex-husband in 2002. He provided no defense at trial and ...

Louisiana conducted its first execution in nearly 15 years by executing a man who killed a woman from Arizona.