Louisiana on Tuesday executed a death row inmate using nitrogen gas for the first time in state history and only the fifth time in U.S. history. Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution is the ...

Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put Jessie Hoffman Jr ... what one official called a "flawless" execution, although one witness spoke of the inmate convulsing during the process.

In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court refused to grant a stay to block Louisiana’s execution of an inmate by use of nitrogen gas. 46-year-old Jessie Hoffman Jr. became the first person ever to be executed ...

A Louisiana death row inmate on Tuesday was executed with nitrogen gas, a method that has never been used before in the state. "Louisiana has successfully used nitrogen hypoxia to carry out the ...

This undated photo shows Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr ... Hoffman, a Louisiana death row prisoner, was executed Tuesday evening by nitrogen gas. It marks the first time Louisiana ...

(Louisiana First) — Attorney General Liz Murrill confirmed Tuesday evening that Louisiana had carried out the execution of death row inmate Jessie ... Louisiana’s nitrogen gas protocol follows ...