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Angola News

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Monday May 5 | The Baptist Message

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“You are much stronger if he has your back”

With 30 Mighty Men of God, David built an army of thousands. In today's time, Gibbie McMillan, director of Men and Volunteer Ministries for the Louisiana Baptist Convention, wants to find more than just 30 ... via The Baptist Message

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Wednesday Apr 30 | Times-Picayune

New Orleans legislator takes up inmates' cause

“Under this new governor's office, this new day, we are making sure we right the wrongs of yesterday”

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that he plans to hold a public hearing in the case of two New Orleans men who were kept in solitary confinement for 36 years at the Louisiana State ... via Times-Picayune

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Thursday Apr 24 | Times-Picayune

Memory lane

“Andrew D. Lytle's Baton Rouge, Photographs 1863-1910”

Vintage photographs have a timeless allure: We carry them as souvenirs of the past and talismans to hold onto for the future, reminding us of where we came from and what we're going toward. via Times-Picayune

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Tuesday Apr 22 | NOLA.com

Orleans judge sets July 15 execution date for Antoinette Frank

“She has a lot of litigation to go”

Orleans Parish Judge Frank Marullo today signed a death warrant for convicted killer Antoinette Frank, the former police officer sentenced to die by lethal injection for the 1995 triple murder at a local ... via NOLA.com

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Saturday Apr 19 | WBRZ

Warden, former corrections chief testify in Angola slaying trial

“We are trained not to abuse inmates”

Angola prison Warden Burl Cain and former state corrections chief Richard Stalder testified today that they neither ordered nor saw any inmates beaten after a 1999 hostage-taking that led to the death of ... via WBRZ

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Thursday Apr 17 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Motions Hearing for "Angola 5" Begins in St. Francisville

“We rushed and grabbed the door, kicked it down, and when we did, the one with the knife went for corrections officer and when he did, the tag team members shot him two times in the chest and once between the eyes.”

WAFB's Cheryl Mercedes reports."); var headline = escape ; OpenWin ; var headline = escape ; OpenWin - In a Feliciana courtroom, a state prisoner testified Tuesday that he did not see Angola State ... via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

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Tuesday Apr 15 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Inmates Testify Guards Showed "Lot of Anger"

Four state prisoners have testified that Louisiana State Penitentiary officers beat them severely in the wake of the December 28th, 1999, slaying of security Captain David C. Knapps. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

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Monday Apr 14 | KATC-TV Lafayette

Officials try to line up boat for prison workers

Officials don't expect operations at Louisiana State Penitentiary to be affected today , after a boat carrying prison workers collided with a barge on the Mississippi River. via KATC-TV Lafayette

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Monday Apr 14 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Prison workers face long detour after river collision

Hundreds of prison employees in Louisiana are scrambling for a way to work today. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

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Apr 13, 2008 | 2theadvocate.com

Crewboat, barge collide near Angola; 18 injured

At least 18 people were injured this evening when a crewboat carrying employees of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola collided with a barge on the Mississippi River near the prison, said Kathy Fontenot, ... via 2theadvocate.com

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Angola, Louisiana is located in West Feliciana Parish. Zip codes in Angola include 70712.