BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Governor Jeff Landry and members of the Trump administration unveiled a new ICE detention facility inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The refurbished section, ...

Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state emergency to address what he said is lack of capacity to house violent offenders at Louisiana State Penitentiary. His proclamation allows state officials to ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Governor Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency to fast-track urgent repairs at Camp J, a maximum-security unit within the Louisiana State Penitentiary known as Angola ...

INVESTIGATION. A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS NOW IN PLACE OVER A LACK OF BEDS FOR INMATES AT ANGOLA. GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRY ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER CALLING FOR MORE BEDS TO BE ADDED IN SOME CAMPS. HIS ORDER ...

The Department of Homeland Security is expanding immigration enforcement nationwide, with its latest effort focused on a well-known prison in Louisiana. The Angola facility has a long history, and DHS ...