While the event has been criticized for its controversial and dangerous events, it also offers a chance for participants to ...

it was hot enough to sweat through the thin layers of clothing I wore to visit the opening weekend of the 58th annual Angola Prison Rodeo held on the grounds of the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

This week’s episode of “The Light Switch” focuses entirely on the Angola Prison Rodeo, now in its 60th year at Louisiana ...

Angola Prison Rodeo, marking its 60th anniversary this year, offers more than the chance for glory for its participants.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we dive into the Angola Prison Rodeo. While some see the tradition as an opportunity for ...

Dozens of inmates participated alongside expert ranchers, riders and wranglers in the spring 2025 edition of the Angola ...

Under the relentless Louisiana sun, a spectacle unfolds - part rodeo, part reckoning ... it unfolds on the sprawling grounds of Angola, Louisiana's state penitentiary, a site stitched together ...

The wildest show in the south returns at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola with spring shows on Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27 in St. Francisville. AP says journalists blocked from Oval ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The wildest show in the South returns at the Louisiana’s Angola Prison with spring shows set for April. Rodeo action starts at 2 p.m. on April 26 and 27 ...

Four men incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary take their seats around a table for an event called “Convict Poker” at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, Louisiana, on Saturday ...

The annual Angola Prison Rodeo, marking its 60th anniversary this ... year for the hundreds of men incarcerated at the Louisiana State Penitentiary who participate in the events.

For 60 years, rodeo has been a tradition at the state’s most notorious prison, Angola. The event lets inmates show off their vocational and artistic skills – and even make money. But it can be ...