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Louisiana opens new women’s prison in St. Gabriel

Gov. Jeff Landry, center, a Warden Kristen Thomas cut a ribbon to open the new Louisiana Correctional Institution for Women in St. Gabriel on Aug. 28., 2025. (Governor's office photo) Officials cut ...
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Messy fun for Mud Fest at Louisiana Children’s Museum

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It is about to get ...
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9 years after flood displaced over 1,000 inmates, Louisiana's only prison for women opens

Louisiana’s only women's prison formally opened Thursday, after nine years of temporary housing arrangements for over 1,000 female inmates who were displaced by a devastating 2016 flood. The brand-new ...
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In Louisiana jails, women's treatment not measuring up, auditors report says

Jails in Louisiana are falling short in their care for incarcerated women, including a few that use leg irons on those who are pregnant, a new report from the state's legislative auditor shows. The ...
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New $160 million Louisiana women’s prison opens in St. Gabriel

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The new Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, a $160 million facility in St. Gabriel, is now open after three years of construction. State officials, ...