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An inmate in the Louisiana State Penitentiary nearly escaped from the facility after allegedly stabbing someone.

A Kaplan man will spend the next 16 years in federal prison in Louisiana for distributing crystal meth, following a sting in south Louisiana.

The Office of Juvenile Justice relocated minors from Angola just a day after an appeals court had voted to halt a federal order making the removal mandatory. The OJJ contacted officials in Jackson Parish who just opened a new juvenile justice facility this year. They are already serving youth in local programs and they can provide temporary housing while the new state-run Swanson secure care facility is completed.

Dates for the historic rodeo this year are Oct 3,10,17,24 and 31.

An unidentified inmate housed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola is dead following a fight over the weekend.

Reports are saying that a corrections officer at the Louisiana State Penitentiary has been booked into jail after attempting to smuggle contraband into Angola. Included in the contraband was a slew of items including cell phones, video games, and tobacco products.

A Louisiana man has been released from Angola State Prison after serving 12 years of what would have been a life sentence for selling marijuana.

According to a report from News 10, Brandon Scott Lavergne attempted to escape from Angola.

The man who pled guilty in the murder of UL student Mickey Shunick reportedly tried to escape from prison.