The order would help the prison reopen notorious 'Camp J,' once one of the most restrictive segments of Angola.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Governor Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency to fast-track urgent repairs at Camp J, a ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared an emergency to make repairs possible for the Camp J unit at the Louisiana State ...

Men incarcerated within Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola want relief from the prison’s extreme heat and overcrowding.

The executive order, effective from July 25 through Aug. 23, suspends procurement and bidding rules to allow swift repairs to ...

In a new memoir called "Jailhouse Lawyer," New Orleans native Calvin Duncan chronicles his remarkable evolution as an ...

Longtime death row prisoner Jimmie Duncan, whose 27-year-old murder conviction was vacated this spring, will soon find out if ...

Mississippi Today’s ongoing ‘Behind Bars, Beyond Care’ investigation reveals that the same year the state agreed to pay ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy officially launched his reelection campaign at Drago’s Seafood Restaurant in Metairie Friday.

U.S. Representative Dale Strong (R-Alabama) introduced legislation to defund NPR…calling it “an extension of the Democratic ...

ICE wants to make immigration enforcement as efficient as FedEx or Amazon. Louisiana was poised for this moment.

The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and ...