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

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

Louisiana, long known for its 'prison economy,' now houses more ICE detention facilities than any other non-border state.

Like many 21-year-olds, Kristen Hooper had a slim résumé when she was hired as a cadet at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. She'd spent three months working at Dillard's, ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) will begin phasing in visitation across its state-run prisons on Monday, October 18, 2021. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Matthew Mire, who murdered a Louisiana State Police trooper and a Prairieville woman in 2021, was sentenced in Ascension ...

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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 ...