Some criminal justice advocates argue the bill would increase the odds that innocent people stay in prison or are executed.

Defense attorneys argue it would be "unheard of in both this state and the nation" for executions to be scheduled before an inmate exhausts all appeals.

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution marks the first time Louisiana has used the method and is the state's first execution in 15 years.

Currently, four states — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma — specifically authorize execution by nitrogen hypoxia, according to records compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center.

Currently, four states — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma — specifically authorize execution by nitrogen hypoxia, according to records compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center.

A man convicted of murder and sentenced to death in two states is scheduled to be executed on May 15. Here's what to know.

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma specifically authorize execution by nitrogen hypoxia, according to records compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center. Arkansas was added to the ...

Louisiana on Tuesday executed a death row inmate using nitrogen gas ... standing next to his victim," prosecutors said in court records. After getting the cash, Hoffman forced Elliott to drive ...