The State of Louisiana plans to execute the first death row inmate in more than a decade, and the first by nitrogen gas, but the inmate’s attorneys are trying to stop it.

A new federal lawsuit has been filed aiming to stop Louisiana from using lethal gas as a method of executing death row inmates.  NBC 10’s Joel Massey has more from ...

Jessie Hoffman, a death row inmate, is scheduled to be Louisiana's first execution since 2010 and will be put to death by ...

Faith activism against the state's plan to resume executions adds to a history of religious engagement with social questions ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - A Louisiana death row inmate scheduled to be the state’s first execution in 15 years had filed a ...

BATON ROUGE, LA – After a 15-year hiatus, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has announced his administration’s intent to resume ...

Attorneys argued that nitrogen gas executions are "cruel and unusual punishment," noting that veterinarians have banned them ...

The latest lawsuit, filed in Louisiana's Middle District Court, says the state has refused to release the execution protocol ...

Nitrogen gas is banned in Louisiana to euthanize dogs. The state plans to use it to kill a death row inmate next month - ...

Companion animal euthanizations used to employ nitrogen hypoxia; however, after years of advocacy, all but two states have discontinued the practice either voluntarily or through legislation. The ...

The son of convicted child killer, Christopher Sepulvado, is speaking out about his father for the first time in his life.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill asked a federal appeals court to halt a district judge's decision to reopen a case ...