The order would help the prison reopen notorious 'Camp J,' once one of the most restrictive segments of Angola.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared an emergency to make repairs possible for the Camp J unit at the Louisiana State ...

B ATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Governor Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency to fast-track urgent repairs at Camp J, a ...

The executive order, effective from July 25 through Aug. 23, suspends procurement and bidding rules to allow swift repairs to ...

Men incarcerated within Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola want relief from the prison’s extreme heat and overcrowding.

In a new memoir called "Jailhouse Lawyer," New Orleans native Calvin Duncan chronicles his remarkable evolution as an ...

Longtime death row prisoner Jimmie Duncan, whose 27-year-old murder conviction was vacated this spring, will have to wait a ...

Lester Duhé, spokesperson for the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, confirmed to USA TODAY that the nine men pleaded not ...

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

ICE wants to make immigration enforcement as efficient as FedEx or Amazon. Louisiana was poised for this moment.

Nine men recaptured after escaping from a New Orleans jail earlier this year pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges related to the breakout.