The event will feature musical performances, arts and crafts booths, and rodeo events like bust out, bareback riding, wild ...

“Today we're here at this legendary Angola prison to announce an agreement between the United States of America and the great state of Louisiana. There has never been an agreement like this one before ...

Louisiana State Penitentiary partnered with God Behind Bars to host a Daddy Daughter dance for incarcerated fathers and their children.

The 2026 Spring Angola Prison Rodeo will take place on April 18 and 19 at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, with tickets ...

WEST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Tickets are now on sale for the annual spring Angola Prison Rodeo in West Feliciana ...

MAGA world is yet again trying to market a prison where it will lock up people targeted by the president’s bigoted anti-immigrant crackdown. First, there was “Alligator Alcatraz,” the facility in the ...

Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state emergency to address what he said is lack of capacity to house violent offenders at Louisiana State Penitentiary. His proclamation allows state officials to ...

Read full article: Martinsville phases out gunshot detection tech, Roanoke plans implementation The system, if approved, would alert drivers to slow-moving vehicles on Hermosa Road, aiming to reduce ...

The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the country’s largest maximum security prison, could soon house immigrant detainees for the Trump administration. Plans call for Angola to reopen an unused ...

Program notes by Harry Oster on container; additional notes and lyrics ([23] p.) inserted. Performer(s): Work songs; various performers. Production notes: Recorded at the Louisiana State Penitentiary ...