Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, to death Tuesday evening in the state's first execution in 15 ...

Antoinette Frank, a former New Orleans police officer convicted of a 1995 triple murder, is facing execution in the case.

A convicted murderer and Louisiana death row inmate had his appeal denied hours before he is set to be executed by nitrogen ...

Louisiana has carried out its first nitrogen hypoxia execution and its first execution in 15 years, killing Jessie Hoffman Jr ...

Jessie Hoffman was put to death on Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. It was the state’s first execution ...

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

A few seconds before 6:27 p.m., Jessie Hoffman jerked slightly. It would be the last significant movement Hoffman would make, ...

Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was declared dead shortly after 7 p.m. after he inhaled the lethal gas through a fitted full-faced ...

The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote declined to stop Louisiana from carrying out its first execution in 15 years later Tuesday ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Jessie Hoffman’s appeal in a 5-4 decision, clearing the way for Louisiana’s first execution ...

Hoffman's execution marks Louisiana's first in 15 years as well as the Bayou State's first time using nitrogen hypoxia for ...

Molly Elliott's husband told USA TODAY that he was in favor of Hoffman's execution if it wasn't going to be further delayed but said it wouldn't bring closure. Louisiana on Tuesday executed a ...