The January audit of Angola unearthed -- among other things -- that around $6.2 million in revenue from the rodeo just in 2014 and 2015 was being kept in a private checking account in Highlands ...

ANGOLA RODEO ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the only place in the whole wide world you'll see that. DREW HAWKINS, BYLINE: Four men incarcerated at the prison commonly known as Angola sit ...

Angola prison workers make between 2 and 40 cents an hour. They also have a controversial outlet for recreation and to vend their wares at market rate: a rodeo.

Angola’s leaders call their institution “the most visited prison in the world,” with more than 1,000 tourists monthly, besides the roughly 70,000 people who come each year on rodeo days.

ANGOLA, LOUISIANA — It's been three years since Myron Smith has heard the roar of a rodeo crowd. In April, the 10,000-person arena at Angola State Penitentiary was filled for the first time ...

Nicknamed "The Wildest Show in the South," the Angola Prison Rodeo is the longest-running prison rodeo and first began in 1965. It's grown from a 4,500-person arena to a 10,000-person arena.

Girl, 13, 'was raped by inmate, 40, serving a life sentence for murder during Angola Prison Rodeo' Laderrick Davis, a convicted killer serving life in prison at Louisiana State Penitentiary, is ...

Every Sunday in October, people can attend the Angola Prison Rodeo, also known as "The Wildest Show in the South." The event has food, shopping and a lot of fun.

ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA — The Angola Prison Rodeo is set to take place every Sunday in October.. Gates open at 8:00 a.m and the rodeo begins at 1:00 p.m. The event is family friendly and features ...

ANGOLA, La. – They're often thrown like rag dolls or risk being gored by bucking bulls and broncos. But in those few seconds in the spotlight of the rodeo, they are part of the world again.

Tyrone Glover’s mission to impact the youth by bringing them to Angola’s rodeo allows them the opportunity to experience life in more than one way. Skip to content. KLFY.com.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The sights and sounds of an Angola Rodeo can sometimes bring a family together. “We just sit and talk about everything and how everybody’s doing, and I just enjoy it ...