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  1. West Feliciana joins school cooperativeRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | The Advocate

    ... of a refueling and maintenance outage at the River Bend nuclear power plant. Sales tax revenues from last month's Angola Spring Rodeo also should help the district make it through the year without deficit spending, she said. SENATE TESTIMONY: Milton ...

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  2. Jefferson Parish deputy's disciplinary records remain secret, judge rulesRead the original story

    Monday | NOLA.com

    ... other cases without recording them. Chairs marks his 25th birthday Wednesday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where he is serving his life sentence. He was convicted in September 2011 of second-degree murder in Paige's death. While her ...

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  3. Hope for Angola inmates through moral rehab, skills trainingRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | Zachary Plainsman News

    ... Stagg, Assistant Warden at Louisiana State Penitentary. Stagg addressed the service organization May 9, outlining Angola's moral rehabilitation efforts of some its short-term inmates. (PHOTO/Stacy Gill) Zachary resident Perry Stagg is the Assistant ...

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  4. 9.62 lbs leads day 1 of McDonald's Big Bass Splash on Toledo BendRead the original story

    Friday May 17 | The Beaumont Enterprise

    ... lb bass Photo by Patty Lenderman, Lakecaster 7.20 lbs was the third biggest bass brought in on day one, caught by Angola LA angler David Rosso Photo by Patty Lenderman, Lakecaster Steven Rose of Deridder LA entered into the top 5 with his 7.06 lb ...

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  5. Six months later: Phelps, where are they now?Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 13 | KPLC-TV Lake Charles

    ... prison so I prepared to move and I had to move by Feb. 1," she explained. She agreed to become a contract employee at Angola State Penitentiary, having to commute back and forth every week. But in what she would call a hidden twist of fate, on the ...

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  6. An unusual graduation ceremonyRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 9 | KNOE-TV Monroe

    Warden Burl Cain of the Louisiana State Penitentiary and Dr. Charles Kelly, president, of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary , announce the graduation of 52 inmate students at its Angola extension Center on Monday, May 23, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. the 52 Associate Degrees and 52 Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Christian Ministries will be awarded ... (more)

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  7. Honore works with SUNO on pilot program targeting youthRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 2 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    ... to recommit ourselves to end poverty because there is a common denominator here. There are not many rich kids in Angola." SUNO is testing a pilot program that provides full scholarships to young African American men. The students must abide by a ...

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  8. Jefferson Parish man facing death sentence denied a new trialRead the original story

    Wednesday May 1 | NOLA.com

    ... Jefferson Parish Courthouse in Gretna, was immediately sent back to death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. He killed Lee, 26, on Aug. 4, 2005, while she was working behind the cash register at her parents' convenience store at ...

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  9. General has plan to give at-risk young men chance at collegeRead the original story

    Wednesday May 1 | WWL-TV New Orleans

    ... to recommit ourselves to end poverty, because there is a common denominator here. There are not many rich kids in Angola." Honore' is a success story these many can relate to because he grew up poor in Lakeland, Louisiana as one of 12 children. Yet, ...

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  10. Continue reading a 'Read the original story

    Tuesday Apr 30 | The Advocate

    The World Trade Center of New Orleans and the U.S. Angola Chamber of Commerce will host the "WTCNO Business Symposium: Angola" at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.

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  11. Arthur pleads guilty to 2007 murderRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Apr 29 | The Times

    ... Attorney Charles Scott said. Arthur's co-defendant in the murder, Eric Dale Mickelson, also 44, is on death row at Angola State Penitentiary after his August 2011 conviction on a charge of first-degree murder in the slaying. The jury that convicted ...

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  12. 'Central Park Five' documentary highlights the problem of innocents confessing: Jarvis DeBerryRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 23 | The Times-Picayune

    ... a press conference at Resurrection After Exoneration headquarters on St. Bernard Avenue. Thibodeaux was released from Angola Friday, Sept. 28, after being exonerated in the 1996 rape and murder of 14-year-old Crystal Champagne under the Huey P. Long ...

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  13. Despite controversy, Angola Prison Rodeo lends inmates sense of freedomRead the original story

    Apr 20, 2013 | The Times-Picayune

    ... yourself to find something beautiful, and in here, it's all I got." The Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly called Angola, stages the prison rodeo once in the spring and every Sunday in October to raise funds for various educational and religious ...

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  14. Casting - The First Stone'Read the original story

    Apr 19, 2013 | The Advocate

    ... Group, tells stories of hope that emerged as a cast of 55 male actor/inmates from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and 20 female actor/inmates from the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women at St. Gabriel rehearsed and performed the ...

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  15. Dr. Billy Cannon bounces back quickly after February strokeRead the original story

    Apr 16, 2013 | NOLA.com

    ... touchdown run. The mere fact that he was standing with a group of his dentists from the La. State Penitentiary Angola and watching the Tiger football team practice was a testament to his personal strength. Less than two months earlier, the ...

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  16. Angola Prison Rodeo April 20-21Read the original story w/Photo

    Apr 16, 2013 | Zachary Plainsman News

    Spring performances of the Angola Rodeo are now on sale! On Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21, the Louisiana State Penitentiary features black and white striped cowboys competing in heart-stopping events such as Bareback Riding, Barrel Racing, Convict Poker, Wild Cow Milking, Bull Riding and the world famous Guts & Glory.

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  17. 401 Miles in: Back-Bayou LouisianaRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 10, 2013 | Automobile Magazine

    ... the state line, we take a bad turn: Highway 66 dead-ends with armed guards and razor wire. We've stumbled onto Angola, Louisiana's massive, storied state penitentiary, the inspiration for the movie The Green Mile. There are a few buildings just ...

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  18. Huge Barracuda Caught in AngolaRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 8, 2013 | Field & Stream

    ... world record. Gibson caught the 'cuda February 14 while trolling for tarpon near the mouth of the Cuanza River in Angola. He has traveled to the west coast of Africa for the past nine years to chase the fish that hooked his heart back in 1949, when ...

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  19. Louisiana's Angola Rodeo set for April 20-21Read the original story w/Photo

    Apr 7, 2013 | The Town Talk

    ANGOLA, La. -- Tickets are on sale for the spring rodeo at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

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  20. Former prison employee sentenced to prisonRead the original story

    Apr 4, 2013 | The Advocate

    ... sheriff's deputies arrested Sharp in January 2011. The investigation began after a 15-year-old girl who lived in the Angola employee housing area unexpectedly gave birth, Sheriff J. Austin Daniel said.

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