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

Each year, the Louisiana State Penitentiary holds its Angola Prison Rodeo, which has been hosted annually since 1965. The rodeo features inmates who have volunteered to compete in events, as well as a ...

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

BATON ROUGE — Two Louisiana State Penitentiary inmates were found dead from suspected drug overdoses Wednesday night at the notorious prison in Angola, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — For the first time ever, a dance involving inmates and their daughters took place inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary. 29 inmates participated in the dance ...

Angola, La. — Federal authorities purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the U.S. illegally to self-deport, Department of ...