1 day ago · The last execution in Louisiana was 15 years ago, when the state used lethal injection to put to death Gerald Bordelon. After Louisiana's Republican-dominated Legislature added …

Feb 12, 2025 · Louisiana will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, forging ahead on plans set in motion last spring to carry out death sentences using nitrogen hypoxia.

5 days ago · Louisiana’s execution protocol mirrors Alabama’s, which became the first state to use nitrogen hypoxia in 2024. Alabama has carried out four nitrogen executions, all of which …

4 days ago · The only execution methods for carrying out capital punishment listed in Louisiana law are nitrogen hypoxia, lethal injection and electrocution. For nearly two decades, the state …

4 days ago · After Louisiana's Republican-dominated Legislature added nitrogen hypoxia to the list of methods to carry out capital punishment last year, officials saw a path to resume …

4 days ago · Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. appeared in federal court Friday to ask that the state not use nitrogen gas to put him to death on March 18 under the state's new …

Execution by nitrogen hypoxia is accomplished by placing a mask on the inmate’s face and replacing oxygen with nitrogen gas. The inmate will be allowed access to a spiritual advisor.

Feb 10, 2025 · BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has adopted new execution protocols, including the use of nitrogen …

Feb 10, 2025 · BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has adopted new execution protocols, including the use of nitrogen …

Feb 11, 2025 · Louisiana plans to begin executing people on death row using nitrogen gas, Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday. The state has approved a new protocol that includes execution by …