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

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

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

Kristi Noem recently said she was having conversations with other Republican governors about opening facilities in their ...

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

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

SHREVEPORT, La- A Shreveport advocate is speaking out on a lawsuit calling for changes at Louisiana State Penitentiary at ...

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

Landry issued the executive order due to the lack of beds for violent offenders who need to be housed in the highest security ...

They called her "Gruesome Gertie." It was an inmate-given nickname for the electric chair that once sat at the end of a long hallway at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.