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

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said he would prefer to see former Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro executed.

It costs Louisiana $949,000 a month to house immigrant detainees at its state penitentiary at Angola, and the federal ...

More than two dozen incarcerated men were invited to participate in the father-daughter dance based on good behavior.

An Angola prison corrections sergeant has been arrested after a search led to the discovery of three cell phones in her ...

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

NOBTS offers bachelor’s degrees in five prison locations including two for women. At Angola, we also offer master’s degrees.

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

Growing up in St. Rose, Louisiana, Gary Tyler tried to avoid major trouble. He says he was often the victim of racism in ...

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