The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has adopted new execution protocols, including the use of nitrogen hypoxia as a method of carrying out death sentences, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday.

Linking the Mardi Gras capital of New Orleans in Louisiana and the waterfront city of Mobile in Alabama, Amtrak’s Gulf Coast train is set to become one of the USA’s great rail routes once more when it relaunches in spring 2025.

The morning after watching a movie about a wrongly convicted Alabama Black man on death row, I was surprised to see a story about Louisiana resuming executions after nearly 15 years without them. Wrongful convictions are one of the main reasons why many people oppose the death penalty.

Landry’s decision is significant in part because until recently, Louisiana was part of a group I call the death penalty “swing states”—states that have the death penalty o

In the Southeast, more than 400,000 homes and businesses were without power Sunday morning in Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Flash flood warnings were issued across much of the region.

A sprawling storm pounded the Southeast leading to intense flash flooding. Nearly half a million people across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia are experiencing power outages. NBC’s George Solis reports for Sunday TODAY.

Tracie Davis’ SB 966 would let the Governor join “a rapid rail transit compact” known as the Southern Rail Commission with Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Florida is eligible to join because it borders Alabama.

The South Alabama Jaguars (19-10, 11-5 Sun Belt) face the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (11-18, 8-8 Sun Belt) in a clash of Sun Belt squads at 8:00 PM ET on Friday. The game airs on ESPN+.Buy

Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Gov. Jeff Landry announced in February 2025 that executions are set to resume in Louisiana, and state judges signed death warrants for two executions this March. In this file photo from 2009, a death row inmate clasped his hands at Angola Prison in B Tier, which housed 14 men.

A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.

The South Alabama Jaguars (6-20) face a fellow Sun Belt squad, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (13-13), on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Cajundome. The game will tip off at 6:00 PM ET.Buy