Jessie Hoffman Jr.

Louisiana executes Jessie Hoffman by nitrogen gas in 1st use of death penalty in 15 years

With Hoffman’s execution, Louisiana joins Alabama as the only other state in the U.S. to use the controversial gas method on a person condemned to death.

Attorneys, advocates make last-minute bid to stop Louisiana’s execution of Jessie Hoffman

Hoffman’s execution is set for Tuesday after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a federal judge’s decision to block it earlier this month.