Convict Rodeo a Crowd Pleaser


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The Angola Prison Rodeo, Angola, LA, now in its 36th year, is a well-known yearly event staffed by inmates from a facility housing the state's most violent criminals. Prisoners show off their steely nerve with a hand of "Convict Poker," when four jailbirds sit around a card table playing a hand while a bull charges and attempts to gore them. [10/22/2000]

Prison Museum and Annual Rodeo

Address:
Hwy 66, Angola, LA
Directions:
Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum. I-110 exit onto US Hwy 61. Drive north around 20 miles, then exit northwest onto Hwy 66 (Tunica Trace). Another 20 miles to the prison.
Hours:
Tu-F 8 am - 4:30 pm, Sa 9 am - 5 pm. (Call to verify)
Phone:
225-655-2592

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