Executions in the state date back to Louisiana's early colonial period when under French and Spanish rule. Under French rule, execution was used as a way to instill fear and uphold order and the ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who in two weeks will learn her fate in an embezzlement trial, says prosecutors ...

The 56-year-old National Rally (RN) leader, who leads polls for the 2027 presidential vote, accuses prosecutors of seeking her ‘political death’ by asking judges to bar her from office if convicted - ...

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

PARIS - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who in two weeks will learn her fate in an embezzlement trial, says ...

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Elliott's mother and husband remembered her as a loving woman who lit up every room. Her killer is set to become the first ...

This dance-theater adaptation of the hit series, presented with live music at La Seine Musicale in Boulogne-Billancourt west ...

Brad Sigmon was executed to exhibit the power of the state over its citizens. By choosing to be put to death by firing squad, ...

"I believe this execution is going to go forward as planned ... Molly Elliot left work at her advertising firm in the French Quarter of New Orleans around 5 p.m. on Nov. 27, 1996, and walked ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's attorneys have been arguing that he shouldn't be executed by the controversial and largely untried method.