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

BATON 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 ...

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

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

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

More on Angola Prison: ACLU Louisiana emergency filing asserts kids held solitary at state adult prison Meredith G. White is the arts and culture reporter for the Shreveport Times.

Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, announced the decision to move the teens to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola on July 19 after a series of chaotic fights, injuries and breakouts from ...

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.

Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola Prison Spring Rodeo returns in April by: My Sherie Johnson Posted: Mar 17, 2022 / 09:00 PM CDT Updated: Mar 17, 2022 / 09:28 PM CDT ...

Henry Montgomery, 75, left, walks out past the gate of Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola a free man after his release shortly after noon, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. STAFF PHOTO BY TRAVIS SPRADLING ...

Updated: Mar 17, 2022 / 12:55 PM CDT BATON ROUGE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — According to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, tickets are on sale for the annual Angola Spring Rodeo.