Connemara Patch in St. Paul, Minnesota began as a community of Irish immigrants, mostly Catholic, in the early 1880s.

Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday evening for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the state ...

Rebecca Hudsmith, a federal public defender for the Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and Hoffman’s attorney, said she would appeal the decision to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

In Tuesday's Hoffman v. Westcott ... This is analogous to Western religions' practice of prayer. The Plaintiff admits that he will have the ability to breathe in the nitrogen as it is administered.

This undated photo shows Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was convicted ... Public Defender's Office For the Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana via AP) ANGOLA, La.

ANGOLA, La. – A nearly 30-year-old Louisiana murder case finally comes to an end. In just the last few hours, the state of Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years, and the first ...

Louisiana plans to execute Jessie Hoffman Jr. using nitrogen gas, marking its first execution since 2010. Hoffman's lawyers ...

After weeks of legal maneuvers to delay Jessie Hoffman's execution, including a last-minute appeal denial from the U.S. Supreme Court, his death came at 6:50 p.m. -- nearly 20 minutes after ...

Louisiana plans to use the new method to put Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, to death Tuesday evening in the state’s first execution in 15 years. Nitrogen gas has been used just four other times to ...