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

Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state emergency to expedite reopening Angola’s Camp J unit to house violent offenders amid ...

Landry issued the executive order due to the lack of beds for violent offenders who need to be housed in the highest security ...

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

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

Kristi Noem recently said she was having conversations with other Republican governors about opening facilities in their ...

SHREVEPORT, La- A Shreveport advocate is speaking out on a lawsuit calling for changes at Louisiana State Penitentiary at ...

Louisiana officials are in talks about housing immigrant detainees at Angola; opponents say it would house folks with no criminal record next to people convicted of serious crimes.

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

Al Landry, the father of Governor Jeff Landry, has passed away and was known for his significant impact on the architectural ...

N EW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nearly 10 weeks after what Gov. Jeff Landry called the largest jailbreak in Louisiana history, nine of the 10 accused fugitives pleaded not guilty Wednesday (July 23) to charges ...