Each year, the Louisiana State Penitentiary holds its Angola Prison Rodeo, which has been hosted annually since 1965. The rodeo features inmates who have volunteered to compete in events, as well as a ...
Dooney & Bourke knockoff purses and stainless steel crosses line a long row of picnic tables at the Angola Prison Rodeo craft sale. The artisans wait close behind in a parallel craggy row, separated ...
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Angola Prison Rodeo returns every Sunday

The Angola Prison Rodeo returns this weekend, kicking off Sunday, October 5, and continuing every Sunday throughout October. It's known as the "Wildest Show in the South" and held at the Louisiana ...
In 1995, Jerry Brown, 18, was sentenced to life without parole for murder at Angola (Louisiana), America's most infamous maximum-security prison. He is now the star of the Angola Prison Rodeo. Each ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Southeastern Rodeo Association rolls into Port Allen this weekend. This year, 9-year-old Baton Rouge cowgirl Kinsely DeCuir is producing the big event.
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to send migrants to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, known as one of the bloodiest in the country ...