The Trump administration is reportedly in talks with Louisiana officials to send immigrant detainees to the Louisiana State ...

The president has also called for the original Alcatraz—the famed island prison that was turned into a top tourist attraction ...

Parish President Kenny Havard said he's glad interest in the facility has spurred the state government to begin repairs at ...

The Trump administration is planning to house immigrant detainees in Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest effort to accommodate—and spotlight—its ...

The Trump administration is planning to send immigrants to a violent prison packed full of murderers that has a bloody history, and a popular rodeo, according to people familiar with the matter. The ...

Louisiana prisons and the phone companies they contract with have gotten a reprieve from slashing the cost of calls to ...

Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state emergency to address what he said is lack of capacity to house violent offenders at ...

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to send migrants to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, known as one ...

Bernard Smith on conditions at Angola as heat alerts persist across the country. Gus Bennett on Essence Fest's rapid ...

The review panel listened to more than an hour of arguments by attorneys from both sides. No decision was made.

A 20-foot-tall guard tower from the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola, is joining the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.