The execution last week of Jessie Hoffman Jr. marked the end of a 15-year-long stretch in which the death penalty was on the books in Louisiana but not carried out. It also marked the beginning ...

When it comes to death row inmate Darrell Robinson, the Louisiana Supreme Court can't seem to make up its mind.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP ... With a March 18 date hastily nearing, attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr., the man on death row, told The Associated Press that they plan on immediately taking the ...

A district court judge in Baton Rouge Monday issued a temporary restraining order for Tuesday night’s planned execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman.

Louisiana carried out the execution of inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr, using a contentious method for the first time. Authorities ...

Emergency application for stay of execution is denied on March 20, 2025. 24A893 Hoffman v. Westcott Whether the Supreme Court should stay the execution of Jessie Hoffman by nitrogen hypoxia so that he ...

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Janine Whitlock (pictured) wondered if her athletics career was worth pursuing when someone suggested she give up sprinting for the new Olympic women's sport - pole vaulting. After an initial ...