Today, the rodeo draws such massive crowds that a newer arena now holds more ... By the late 1800s, Louisiana bought the Angola plantation, converting it into a prison. On a typical day at Angola ...

Founded in 1965, the Angola Prison Rodeo is rooted in tradition. Such was its initial popularity that in 1969 a 4,500-seat arena was constructed in 1969, with expansions made over the years so ...

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 ...

But for people at the prison commonly referred to as Angola, being sent to the "farm line" is not quite the same as other work assignments, Jones testified in a federal courtroom this week.

The Picketts are bringing a mobile arena for the rodeo events. For the first three days of the fair, a temporary arena with 2,500 seats will be built before it’s taken down the following Monday.

Lodge provided those details during a behind-the-scenes tour of the rodeo arena on Tuesday. Those in attendance included Caldwell Night Rodeo leadership, CNR lead sponsors and local media.

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — Preparation has officially begun at the AG Arena in Opelousas, as the highly anticipated Acadiana junior high and high school rodeo returns. Brandon Guillot, a parent of ...

including other rodeo volunteers, out of millions of dollars was sentenced to spend more than two years in prison. U.S. District Judge Charles Eskridge last week sentenced Michael Wayne Galvan ...

The rodeo kicked off with “poles” — a timed event where the athletes ride horses while weaving down and back through a course of four-to-six poles 21 feet apart. The younger riders were in ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Former RodeoHouston vice president Michael Wayne Galvan was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for a multimillion ... position within the rodeo to find his victims.