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.

Jeffrey Hutchinson was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her three children in 1998 and was sentenced to death.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico court is weighing whether to block the disclosure of an array of records from an ...

CADDO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office is seeking death warrants for two death row inmates.

Alice Bunch, 75, faces second-degree murder charges for her son's 1970 death after forensic evidence ruled the death a ...

Annthoni Bliss was in court earlier in the week. He’s charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his ...

BOSTON (AP) — A Turkish student ambushed by federal police as she walked on the streets of a Boston suburb is the latest ...

Donald Trump unveiled an order requiring voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. But Louisiana is already implementing ...

“This act was intentional and resulted in a cruel and unnecessary death of the animal,” said an arrest affidavit from the ...

Airgas, a nitrogen and oxygen supplier, is considering action against Louisiana over potential misuse of its products during Jessie Hoffman's execution ...

The Clarion Ledger sought to have Quinton Tellis' court case unsealed after an appellate court ruled he should still be tried for a Louisiana woman's murder.