The Angola Prison Rodeo, where inmates compete in different classic cowboy events, is set for several dates in October.

Tickets are $20 to reserve a seat for the rodeo and can be purchased online or by calling the numbers (225) 655-2030 or (225) 655-2607. Tickets over the phone are only being sold between 8 a.m. and 4 ...

Chief Judge Shelly Dick dismissed the lawsuit in early July, nearly three years after parents moved to stop the state's plans ...

While serving a life sentence for a murder he was eventually exonerated of committing, Calvin Duncan studied law and helped ...

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Following a tense three-day hearing, Judge Alvin Sharp says he needs more time to decide whether to free Jimmie Duncan ...