Angola News Archives

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

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

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

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

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

“We're gonna take trustees and stuff like that in local jails and help put state cell blocks for Angola inmates”

WAFB's Cheryl Mercedes and photojournalist Randy LeDuff got a bird's eye view of the changes taking place at Angola."); var headline = escape ; OpenWin ; var headline = escape ; OpenWin - State and ... via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Nineteenth century photographer Andrew D. Lytle spent 60 years in Baton Rouge operating his studio. via The Daily Advertiser