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Plaintiffs in Angola prison farm line lawsuit seek reconsideration of May ruling

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over Angola’s “Farm Line” program seek a federal district court's reconsideration of a ruling that ...
WGMB/WVLA Baton Rouge on MSN

57-year-old Angola inmate dies, investigation underway

An inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary has died, and an autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death.
WGNO

‘For one night they were not inmates’: First father-daughter dance held at Angola prison

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — For the first time ever, a dance involving inmates and their daughters took place inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary. 29 inmates participated in the dance ...
NOLA.com

From hobbycraft sales to sponsorships, it’s a bull market every October at Angola’s prison rodeo (copy)

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 ...
The Advocate

Chaplain Fontenot honored by fellow pastors, inmates at Angola

Retired Chaplain Nolan Fontenot was honored by fellow pastors and current and former inmates Dec. 13 at an event held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. At the banquet, Fontenot was ...
NOLA.com

From hobbycraft sales to sponsorships, it’s a bull market every October at Angola’s prison rodeo

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 ...