Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday that the state had developed a protocol for executing people with nitrogen gas, allowing it ...

The Louisiana governor and attorney general are in favor of getting the execution process moving again after executions were stalled. That was because the drugs were difficult if not impossible to get ...

If nitrogen hypoxia is used, an inmate breathes 100 percent nitrogen, which causes suffocation. Louisiana is one of four states that have approved it for executions.

Governor Landry emphasized that this method will ensure Louisiana’s ability to carry out death sentences in a timely and effective manner.