Crops Grown and Harvested at Angola’s 3,000 Acres

Our crops, which include corn and soybeans, are primarily grown and harvested at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana.  They are sold on the open market and/or used to feed our livestock.

The Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly referred to as Angola, is home to some of the richest farmland in Louisiana. Currently, Prison Enterprises plants, grows and harvests corn and soybeans, utilizing approximately 2,500 – 3,000 acres. Some of the crops that are harvested are used to support the livestock operations of Prison Enterprises, but the majority of our crops are sold on the open market.

OUR RANGEHERDS

Our extensive rangeherd operation is housed at four separate state correctional facilities. Our operations involve everything from calving to weaning, to backgrounding. Ultimately, our calves are sold on the open market, primarily through video auctions.

Prison Enterprises’ rangeherd operation is a sophisticated one, involving 4 correctional facilities:

As of 2026 all of our Agriculture employees have completed the Master Cattle Producer program offered by the Louisiana State University Ag Center and have obtained the Louisiana Master Cattle Producer designation.  This was an eleven week class series which addressed cattle handling, nutrition, reproduction, feedstuffs and much more. 

A very important component of this program is Beef Quality Assurance certification. This promotes safe, wholesome and healthy beef supply through proper management techniques.  

• Louisiana State Penitentiary
  • This facility houses a cow/calf operation of approximately 2,000 head of mature females.  It is a spring calving operation with most steer calves sold on the open market in the fall and the remainder of the steers moved to our backgrounding operation at David Wade Correctional Center. All heifer calves are weaned in the fall with all heifers being moved to our heifer development operation at DCI in Jackson, Louisiana. 
• Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
  • This cow/calf operation totals approximately 200 head. Steers are sold on the open market mainly through video auction or sent to our backgrounding operation at DWCC.  All heifer calves are transferred to our heifer development operation at DCI. 
• Dixon Correctional Center
  • This is our heifer development operation, where select heifers are raised, put out with bulls and returned to LSP cow/calf operations as pregnant replacements. 
• David Wade Correctional Center
  • This is our calf backgrounding operation in north Louisiana. Approximately 400 calves are sent to DWCC annually.  The calves are kept at this facility for at least 45 days post-weaning and then sold on the open market.