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• Convicts with life sentences are up for parole; district attorney says it makes no sense Play Video

  March 28, 2023 5:19 PM

  GONZALES- Ascension Parish District Attorney Ricky Babin said he recently had two cases involving convicts who were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole come up for parole hearings. "I don't understand it," Babin said. "I don't understand how someone is convicted of a crime, is... more »

• 1,000+ convicts set to walk free on November 1 Play Video

  October 18, 2017 5:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Upwards of 1500 prisoners are set to walk free on November 1, 2017 as part of a prison reform package that sailed through the legislature this year. The point of the Justice Reinvestment Act was to decrease the number of people incarcerated by reducing non-violent offenders. That in... more »

• Angola Prison Rodeo tickets go on sale Wednesday

  January 30, 2017 4:18 PM

  ANGOLA - Warden Darrel Vannoy has announced t ickets for the 2017 Angola Prison Rodeo will go on sale Wednesday, Feb. 1. The warden invites the public to come and enjoy the prison's annual rodeo featuring witness offenders in a variety of competitive events, including convict poker, wild cow... more »