Live updates: Louisiana prepares 1st nitrogen gas execution | Courts

Lauren Sapp, center, deputy director of The Promise of Justice Initiative, hugs faith leaders and supporters of Jessie Hoffman as they gather outside Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola for Hoffman’s planned execution on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Hoffman’s sister, Florence, back right, stands next to the group. Jessie Hoffman was convicted in the 1996 abduction, rape, and murder of Molly Elliott. The state plans to put him to death using nitrogen gas, the first such execution in Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)