Two horses stand outside the arena just before the Angola Prison Rodeo at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Drew Hawkins / Gulf States Newsroom 7 of ...

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.

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.

America's most famous prison rodeo returns this fall to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, where the event known as "The Wildest Show in the South" will draw tens of thousands of fans ...

The rodeo got its start in 1965 at a small arena built by a handful of inmates and prison personnel, but it wasn’t until 1967 that the rodeo opened to the public. Even then, attendance was ...

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 ...

West Feliciana Parish President Kenny Havard said the Angola Prison Rodeo will draw tourists from around the world. ... All ...

ANGOLA – The annual Angola Prison Rodeo, marking its 60th anniversary this year, offers more than the chance for glory for its participants. Proceeds from the event fund educational programs ...

The Angola Prison Rodeo, known as The Wildest Show in the South, began in 1965 and is the oldest event of its kind in America. ... All of the rodeo action is displayed in a 10,000-seat arena.

Society / 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. Lauren Stroh St ...

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 ...

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 ...