On a night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1996, Marcus Cheffen robbed Don Allison at gunpoint, shooting him in the leg and ...

For Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is “legendary.” “This is a facility ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, tours "Camp 57," a facility to house immigration detainees at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP ...

The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully punishing immigration detainees for past crimes by transferring them to a notorious Louisiana prison.

The number of state employees in Louisiana increased 5.4% from 2021 through 2024, but staffing shortages remain across most ...

ANGOLA, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - A section of the Louisiana State Penitentiary undergoing emergency repairs is being used to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, Gov. Jeff Landry ...

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters at a Sept. 3, 2025, news conference at Louisiana State Penitentiary. She was joined by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, left, ...

A New Orleans jail escapee who spent nearly five months on the run before his capture this week in Atlanta has agreed to be ...

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ANGOLA, La. — Federal authorities purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the U.S. illegally to self-deport, Department of ...