BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — For the first time ever, a dance involving inmates and their daughters took place ...

Each year, the Louisiana State Penitentiary holds its Angola Prison Rodeo, which has been hosted annually since 1965. The rodeo features inmates who have volunteered to compete in events, as well as a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections confirmed that four inmates captured after escaping from the Orleans Justice Center have been transferred to Louisiana State ...

The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to review a trial court’s decision to grant post-conviction relief to Jimmy Duncan, ...

Herman Wallace's 1974 murder conviction was overturned by a federal judge. Herman Wallace at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, where he was confined to solitary confinement for more than 40 ...

During Louisiana’s sweltering summer months, everyone seeks respite from the blistering sun in any way they can. We take precautions to protect our pets, crank up the air conditioning and limit ...

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 ...