A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of Albert Woodfox, the last imprisoned member of the Angola 3, from a Louisiana prison. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday that a ...

Another inmate, 43-year-old Melvin Lopez, is accused of fatally stabbing Jonathan Robertson. He was booked on a murder count by the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office for the killing.

An Angola inmate was charged in connection with the death of another inmate.

The ACLU of Louisiana demands transparency, including the release of video footage, as the death of an Angola Prison inmate ...

Advocacy groups involved in a federal lawsuit over prison labor at Angola held a press conference to discuss dangerous work ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Attorneys representing Angola inmates assigned to prison farm work are once again asking a federal judge to order heat protections before the upcoming summer. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Authorities are investigating after an inmate’s death at the Louisiana State Penitentiary on ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections confirmed that four inmates captured after escaping from the Orleans Justice Center have been transferred to Louisiana State Penitentiary, ...

During Louisiana’s sweltering summer months, everyone seeks respite from the blistering sun in any way they can. We take precautions to protect our pets, crank up the air conditioning and limit ...

The gospel music flickers into range around mile 17 on the Tunica Trace, a trail formerly used by the Tunica Native American tribe paved into a 20-mile highway in West Feliciana Parish. As hundreds of ...