Angola Prison Rodeo set to return in 2026 as Wildest Show in the South

West Feliciana Parish President Kenny Havard said the Angola Prison Rodeo is the community's largest single tourism event.

Father-daughter dance inside notorious prison changes lives of incarcerated men: "She's my world"

More than two dozen incarcerated men were invited to participate in the father-daughter dance based on good behavior.
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Chaplain Fontenot honored by fellow pastors, inmates at Angola

Retired Chaplain Nolan Fontenot was honored by fellow pastors and current and former inmates Dec. 13 at an event held at the ...

Angola corrections sergeant arrested, charged with malfeasance in office related to contraband, officials say

An Angola prison corrections sergeant has been arrested after a search led to the discovery of three cell phones in her ...
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Federal lawsuit over Farm Line conditions for Angola prisoners now a class-action case

Thousands of Angola’s prisoners will now be eligible to join the class-action litigation as plaintiffs. A trial is set to ...

Another successful homecoming For Baton Rouge native Tai'Reon Joseph

Former Southern Jag and Scotlandville Hornet Tai'Reon "Scootah" Joseph put on another homecoming show Monday night.

Inside the prison program focused on fatherhood that's changing how inmates see themselves

Knows America," David Begnaud takes "CBS Mornings" inside Angola State Penitentiary, the largest maximum security prison in ...

Several inmates moved from Elayn Hunt prison to Angola after string of deaths, sources say

The transfers follow a series of deaths at the prison, which is located south of Baton Rouge. Seven inmates have died ...

Former Louisiana State Penitentiary employee arrested after cell phone contraband found

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A former Angola employee was arrested Monday after being accused of having contraband on penitentiary grounds. According to the Louisiana Department of Public ...