Louisiana, death row and March 18 execution

Louisiana death row inmate seeks more ‘humane’ method of execution
A death row inmate in Louisiana who is scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more “humane” method.
Louisiana death row inmate pleads for 'humane' execution and not 'brutal' new method
Louisiana inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr is scheduled to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia on March 18 but his lawyers are seeking a more 'human method' for the convicted killer
Louisiana execution recharges debate on death by nitrogen gas
Jessie Hoffman is trying to halt his March 18 execution His lawyers say nitrogen gas protocol is shrouded in secrecy Louisiana attorney general has vowed to carry out the execution A death row inmate slated to become the first person to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is seeking to halt the execution,
Death Row Inmate Seeks To Block First Nitrogen Gas Execution In Louisiana With Lawsuit
Attorneys argued that nitrogen gas executions are "cruel and unusual punishment," noting that veterinarians have banned them for euthanizing animals.
Days before he's executed, Louisiana prisoner pleads for another method
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana man on death row is pleading with a judge not to be executed by gas just days before he's scheduled for his capital punishment. Jessie Hoffman is expected to be executed by the state on March 18th by nitrogen hypoxia, the state's newest method of capital punishment, after a 15-year hiatus.
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Jessie Hoffman, set to be executed in March, challenges Louisiana's use of nitrogen gas
Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman said he has leaned on what he's learned through Buddhism to help him improve his life, ...
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Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become ... be carried out using a more “humane” method. Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued against the capital punishment method of nitrogen ...
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Louisiana death row inmate files suit to halt execution over use of nitrogen gas
(WVUE) - A Louisiana death row inmate scheduled to be the state’s first execution in 15 years had filed a federal ...
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Family members plead for Jessie Hoffman's life as nitrogen gas execution date looms
Jessie Hoffman is scheduled to be the first person Louisiana puts to death using nitrogen gas. “Knowing the day he’s going to ...
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Is there a way to execute Louisiana inmate without violating constitutional rights? Judge will decide
BATON ROUGE, La. - A federal judge hearing a challenge to Louisiana's death row protocols was in a quandary Friday: How can ...
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Louisiana death row inmate seeks to halt execution as state unseals nitrogen gas protocol
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate scheduled for execution on March 18, are asking a federal judge to halt his execution, arguing ...
Death penalty opponents file suit to save Jessie Hoffman
As the governor and others try to fulfill promises that the state will resume executing those awaiting the death penalty, ...