Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday that the state had developed a protocol for executing people with nitrogen gas, allowing it to resume executions after 15 years. At least three district attorneys have since sought death warrants.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said crime victims and their families have waited too long for justice in the form of death penalty executions.

Governor Landry said the Department of Corrections has finalized an execution protocol which includes procedures for nitrogen hypoxia, a procedure the state approved last year