There was nothing that happened incorrectly,” Gary Westcott, secretary of Louisiana’s Department of Public Safety and Corrections, told reporters ... Those details remained under seal until March 5, ...

Louisiana executed a man convicted of murder with nitrogen gas on Tuesday evening — the state's first execution in 15 years and its first using the largely-untested method — after a raging ...

U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a 29-page preliminary injunction Tuesday to stop state corrections officials from executing Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, at Louisiana State Penitentiary in ...

Jeff Landry of Louisiana pushed through bills that lengthened ... the secretary of the state’s Department of Public Safety and Corrections, said Mr. Hoffman had declined to give a final ...

Louisiana Corrections Secretary Gary Westcott selected nitrogen hypoxia as Hoffman's method of execution after officials have had trouble procuring the necessary lethal injection drugs following ...

Louisiana Corrections Secretary Gary Westcott selected nitrogen hypoxia as Hoffman's method of execution after officials have had trouble procuring the necessary lethal injection drugs following ...

"We followed the protocol of Alabama," Louisiana Corrections Secretary Gary Westcott said. He called Hoffman's execution by nitrogen gas "flawless." That execution method — a source of deep ...

Louisiana will expand its black bear hunting season in 2025, increasing the number of permits and opening two new hunting areas. The decision comes after a successful inaugural hunt in 2024, where ...

Louisiana residents volunteered for Jesuit Refugee Service, advocating for the reinstatement of funds for humanitarian aid. The volunteers met with top Louisiana Republicans, including House ...

Gov. Jeff Landry signed a new law last year that shrouds more aspects of capital punishment in Louisiana in secrecy. The state is expected to use nitrogen for the first time to put Jessie ...