The Hondo Rodeo Fest comes to New Orleans April 10–12, 2026, with three days of rodeo action and nightly country music ...

Each year, the Louisiana State Penitentiary holds its Angola Prison Rodeo, which has been hosted annually since 1965. The rodeo features inmates who have volunteered to compete in events, as well as a ...

Every April and October, the Louisiana State Penitentiary hosts the last remaining prison rodeo in the nation. Brining visitors from as far as Denmark, it's a major economic driver for the region.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Angola Prison Rodeo, where inmates compete in different classic cowboy events, is set for several dates in October. Prisoners participate in rodeo events like ...

Every Sunday in October and one weekend in April, dozens of inmates in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola volunteer to participate in its prison rodeo, the last remaining in the country. Always ...

ANGOLA, La. (BRPROUD) — 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. But what makes ...

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) – The fall Angola Prison Rodeo is back and taking place each Sunday in October. The rodeo events are scheduled for Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27. The Louisiana State ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA. (BRPROUD) – The Angola ...

LOUISIANA — Tickets are now on sale for the annual spring Angola Prison Rodeo. Angola inmate cowboys will compete in several events, including Convict Poker, Wild Cow Milking, Bull Riding and ...

Louisiana state lawmakers have asked auditors to review a decade of financial documents from the prison rodeo held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. The request to Legislative Auditor ...

It was our story King's Candy: A Prison Kitchen Vision that led us to the Louisiana State Penitentiary and the Angola Prison Rodeo. That Hidden Kitchen story aired in November 2005, a few months after ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANGOLA, La. (BRPROUD) — Every Sunday in ...