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 ...

Several inmates moved from Elayn Hunt prison to Angola after string of deaths, sources say

The transfers follow a series of deaths at the prison, which is located south of Baton Rouge. Seven inmates have died ...

Inside the prison program focused on fatherhood that's changing how inmates see themselves

Knows America," David Begnaud takes "CBS Mornings" inside Angola State Penitentiary, the largest maximum security prison in ...
WWLTV

Two Angola inmates found dead; phones, ice picks collected in shakedown

BATON ROUGE — Two Louisiana State Penitentiary inmates were found dead from suspected drug overdoses Wednesday night at the notorious prison in Angola, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and ...
WKRG

‘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 ...

Angola Prison Rodeo set to return in 2026 as Wildest Show in the South

West Feliciana Parish President Kenny Havard said the Angola Prison Rodeo is the community's largest single tourism event.