Jessie Hoffman, who was scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas, has been granted a stay by a federal judge in the state's ...

BATON ROUGE, LA - A motion was filed earlier this month challenging the state of Louisiana's use of nitrogen gas for the ...

Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions next week for the first time in 15 years, using nitrogen gas to execute Jessie Hoffman. Here's a look at who else is on death row in the state.

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...