When Louisiana carries out the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18, he will be strapped to a gurney, fitted with a gas mask and forced to breathe in nitrogen gas until his heart stops.

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

Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was convicted in a 1996 murder, argued the method of nitrogen hypoxia would violate his ability to ...

Though a judge blocked the execution last week over concerns about the constitutionality of the nitrogen gas method, the ruling was quickly overturned on appeal. Another judge denied him on Tuesday.

Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday evening for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions after a 15-year hiatus.

While some states have passed or are considering legislation to allow nitrogen gas executions, it is uncertain how widely the method will be used. Public support for the death penalty is declining ...

Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned after a federal appeals court overturned a ...

ANGOLA, La. (AP) — Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday evening for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions ...

HOWEVER, LATE LAST YEAR, THE STATE LEGISLATURE VOTED TO REPLACE LETHAL INJECTION WITH NITROGEN GAS. SINCE WE WEREN’T ABLE TO ACQUIRE THE The first execution in Louisiana after a 15-year pause ...