Louisiana on Tuesday executed a death row inmate using nitrogen gas for the first time in state history and only the fifth time in U.S. history. Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution is the ...

"Louisiana has never executed or attempted to execute a condemned inmate by nitrogen gassing, nor has the federal government," she wrote. Alabama is the lone state to have utilized nitrogen gas in ...

(AP) — On the day that Louisiana's first execution in 15 years is scheduled to take place, attorneys for the inmate are hoping ... Tuesday evening using nitrogen gas, which would be the first ...

(AP) — Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put ... The protocol called for the gas to be administered for at least 15 minutes or five minutes after the inmate’s heart rate reaches a flatline ...

A death row inmate slated to become the first person to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is seeking to halt the execution, citing constitutional concerns over the controversial killing ...

(AP) — Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put ... The protocol called for the gas to be administered for at least 15 minutes or five minutes after the inmate’s heart rate reaches a flatline ...

(AP) — Hours before a Louisiana man is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday, his attorneys are hoping for a last-minute court ruling to halt the state's first execution by nitrogen gas.

(AP) — Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put ... The protocol called for the gas to be administered for at least 15 minutes or five minutes after the inmate’s heart rate reaches a flatline ...

(AP) — Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put ... The protocol called for the gas to be administered for at least 15 minutes or five minutes after the inmate’s heart rate reaches a flatline ...

This undated photo shows Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr., who ... by The Promise of Justice Initiative shows the nitrogen gas mask in the new execution chamber at the Louisiana ...