BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Four former Angola Prison supervisory correctional officers were sentenced Thursday for assaulting a shackled and handcuffed inmate who was not resisting. The officers, 43 ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has reported 18 inmate deaths at the Louisiana State Penitentiary ...

New Orleans is hosting what organizers say is the biggest rodeo in Louisiana history this weekend. Why it matters: The Angola ...

The Angola Prison Rodeo returns this weekend, kicking off Sunday, October 5, and continuing every Sunday throughout October. It's known as the "Wildest Show in the South" and held at the Louisiana ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The ACLU of Louisiana demands transparency, including the release of video footage, as the death of a 37-year-old Angola Prison inmate is being investigated. The ...

The gospel music flickers into range around mile 17 on the Tunica Trace, a trail formerly used by the Tunica Native American tribe paved into a 20-mile highway in West Feliciana Parish. As hundreds of ...

This week is one of the months the Angola Prison Rodeo takes place back in the spring Light Switch host Greg LaRose talked to reporter Piper Hutchinson, after she attended the Angola Prison Rodeo. She ...

In November 2012, Shannon Hurd, who was serving a life sentence for stealing $14, began losing weight and experiencing flu-like symptoms. His symptoms worsened, and he developed a pain in his side.

An inmate died in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Sunday afternoon according to the Louisiana Department of ...

Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at Angola Prison in Louisiana for a dance that bridges years of separation — hosted by God Behind Bars. Why Congress can't claw back war powers from Trump ...