
Results 1 - 20 of 82 in Angola, LA
Melville ferry could be closed
... in the past, it has been a problem for a lot of people. I hope they choose not to close it.' The ferry, which serves Angola State Prison and other businesses and homes along the Atchafalaya River, is a tugboat and barge combination that can carry ... Comment?
Plans call for closing Melville ferry
... has been a problem for a lot of people," Cannatella said. "I hope they chose not to close it." The ferry, that serves Angola State Prison and other businesses and homes along the Atchafalaya River, is a tugboat and barge combination that can carry ... Comment?
Angola Prison Rodeo 2009
w/Photo
... words: Louisiana state prisoners with no training or experience riding wild bulls. Yes folks I'm talking about the Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, LA. I had never heard of such a thing until a couple of years ago ... Comment?
Many LA state workers have out-of-state addresses
... Thomas Bickman is the undersecretary of the Department of Corrections. Records reveal more than 500 employees at Angola State Penitentiary list their home state as Mississippi. "They pull their workforce from the area around Angola and with Angola ... Comment?
... the engagement of their daughter, Robin Alana Ramshur, to Jeremy Shane Sumrall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin Revere of Angola, LA. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmon Ramshur and Sammy Graham and the late Peggy ... Comment?
Police use Craigslist in prostitution sting
... is the second time this month authorities have used the site to their advantage. Earlier this month, an assistant to Angola Warden Burl Cain was arrested in West Feliciana Parish, after allegedly responding to another prostitution ad on Craigslist. ... Comment?
Freeman of Speech: Let Angola inmates grow marijuana, not golf courses
Perhaps no venue provokes as much fear as "The Farm," except maybe Death Valley. Anyone familiar with the Angola State Penitentiary either has his own stories about the prison or knows someone locked up within its menacing fences. Almost everyone ... Comment?
"For those who live out their lives there, Angola is the world. Eighteen thousand acres of land elbow out into the brown current of the Mississippi. Comment?
Undercover sting nets seven with online ad
... arrested when they arrived at a St. Francisville motel on Oct. 8 and offered her money in exchange for sex, he said. Angola Assistant Warden L. Bruce Dodd, 58, of Clinton, was issued a misdemeanor summons for soliciting for prostitution, Daniel ... 3 comments
Editorial: The arts on campus reflect Loyola's social justice values
... solution to addressing differences on campus. Two plays so far this semester have been examples of this tradition. 'Angola 3,' which was put on last month by the College of Law, focused on the need for prison reform by illustrating the treatment of ... Comment?
The arts on campus reflect Loyola's social justice values
... solution to addressing differences on campus. Two plays so far this semester have been examples of this tradition. 'Angola 3,' which was put on last month by the College of Law, focused on the need for prison reform by illustrating the treatment of ... Comment?
Panel to study delays in criminal appeals
w/Photo
No executions are scheduled at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where 81 men are on death row. 2 comments
... that she did not believe the two men intended to violate her order against praying at school-sponsored events. ANGOLA, La. - Ruth Graham, daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham, was unable to speak after a recent visit to Louisiana's death row - ... Comment?
Angola 3' performance gives strong message
Loyola had the honor of continuing the dialogue surrounding the Angola Three by presenting a play that has been considered by state funded schools as being too controversial. Comment?
Supermax chaplain ensures death with dignity for prisoners
... The program is modeled after the highly successful prison hospice program at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La. On Sept. 2, officials and volunteers from that program traveled to Warren to speak to the people who will be instrumental in ... Comment?
Storied evangelist's daughter moved by La. prison visit
ANGOLA, La. - Ruth Graham, daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham, was unable to speak after a recent visit to Louisiana's death row-moved by the men she had met and prayed with and their stories of wasted lives and reclaimed faith. Comment?
Teaching prisoners the meaning of forgiveness
A Virginia based minister carried her message to Louisiana this weekend. Ruth Graham, daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, was invited by Angola Warden Burl Cain. 2 comments
Visit to to Angola moves Graham
... cells where prisoners sat reading, listening to music or watching television at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Bobby Hampton, 39, who has been on death row since Sept. 5, 1997, spends his time weaving thread into necklaces and crosses. ... Comment?
Ruth Graham visits Angola State Prison
... was reportedly moved by the men she had met, prayed with and the stories of wasted lives and reclaimed faith inside Angola State Prison. Graham is bringing her ministry to angola through sunday, with a mix of workshops and worship. She spent about ... Comment?
... "Ruth Graham & Friends," her ministry that combines workshops and worship to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola through Sunday. On Friday, Graham, her husband and about a dozen people who will present the workshops, toured the huge prison ... Comment?