ANGOLA, La. – Federal authorities purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the U.S. illegally to self-deport, Department of ...

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

Prison Father Daughter Dance This photo provided by God Behind Bars shows prisoners at the Louisiana State Penitentiary before a father-daughter dance held inside the lockup in Angola, La., on ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Leslie Harris has missed most milestones in his daughter's life while serving a decades-long sentence in Louisiana for armed robbery and is unlikely to get out before her prom, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BATON ROUGE, La. — Leslie Harris has missed most milestones in his daughter’s life while serving ...