Capital punishment in Louisiana

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

The most recent execution was of Jessie Hoffman Jr., who, in 2025, was the first person executed in the state in 15 years, and the first person to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia. The hiatus in executions had occurred due to the fact that execution protocols became tied up in litigation due to a 2012 lawsuit challenging Louisiana's lethal injection procedures. In addition, certain pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers do not want their products associated with capital punishment, meaning the state has been unable to obtain lethal injection drugs. Despite this, a 2018 survey by the Louisiana State University found that the majority of Louisianan citizens still support capital punishment.

On March 5, 2024, Governor Jeff Landry signed a law allowing executions to be carried out via nitrogen gas and electrocution. The law opened the door for Louisiana to resume capital punishment. Almost a year later, on February 10, 2025, Landry announced that the state had finalized its new execution protocol, allowing executions to be carried out in Louisiana after 15 years.

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