News

Parish President Kenny Havard said he's glad interest in the facility has spurred the state government to begin repairs at ...
The Trump administration is planning to house immigrant detainees in Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest effort to accommodate—and spotlight—its ...
Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state emergency to address what he said is lack of capacity to house violent offenders at ...
Kristi Noem recently said she was having conversations with other Republican governors about opening facilities in their ...
Bernard Smith on conditions at Angola as heat alerts persist across the country. Gus Bennett on Essence Fest's rapid ...
SHREVEPORT, La- A Shreveport advocate is speaking out on a lawsuit calling for changes at Louisiana State Penitentiary at ...
The review panel listened to more than an hour of arguments by attorneys from both sides. No decision was made.
They called her "Gruesome Gertie." It was an inmate-given nickname for the electric chair that once sat at the end of a long hallway at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a story now of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. LEILA FADEL, HOST: It's known as Angola, after the plantation that operated there in the 1800s.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared an emergency to make repairs possible for the Camp J unit at the Louisiana State ...