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Covering Prisons: Louisiana
Visit the Louisiana Department of Corrections Web
site.
State Policies Governing Media Access
View the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and
Corrections policy
governing media access and public information.
Requests for a face-to-face inmate interview or prison
visitation must be made to the Warden in writing. This request must
include the following information:
— Names of all persons requesting visit/Job title/Employer
— Topic of story/Where it will be used and for what purpose
— Date and time of arrival and departure
— Names of all individuals to be interviewed and a scope of footage
being requested
All on-site media contact with inmates are at the sole discretion of the Warden.
Access may be restricted or disallowed for those inmates in maximum custody
for behavioral problems and/or poor conduct and to prevent inmates from profiting
from their crime either materially or through enhanced status as a result of
media coverage.
Written permission of the inmate must be obtained for interview, photographing
or recording.
Rules Governing Reporting Tools
Reporting tools are allowed on a case-by-case basis.
Prison visitors who are filmed must also sign written consent.
Filming must be done only in the presence of an escorting prison official.
Visitation List Rules
View the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections policy
governing visitation.
Members of the media are not required to be on an inmate’s visiting list
to conduct a face-to-face inmate interview.
Execution Witness Policies
View the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections policy
governing executions.
Three members of the media may witness an execution.
One from The Associated Press, one selected from media requesting to be present
from the parish where the crime was committed and one selected from all other
media requesting to be present.
Media witnesses must agree to act as pool reporters and sign the report of execution.
Execution witnesses must be Louisiana residents.
No audio or video recording devises are permitted.
Required Forms
View the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections forms involved
in media interviews of inmates.
Media representative must fill out "Location Agreement Form"
Prisoners and visitors of the prison who agreed to be interviewed or photographed
must sign consent forms.
State Correctional Contacts
Louisiana State Prison (Angola)
Warden: Burl Cain
Executive Staff Officer: Cathy Jett
504/655-4411
Louisiana Department of Corrections
Secretary: Richard L. Stalder
225/342-6741
Allen Correctional Center: 318/639-2943
Avoyelles Correctional Center: 318/876-2891
David Wade Correctional Center: 318/927-0433
Dixon Correctional Institute: 225/634-1200
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center: 225/642-3306
La Correctional Institute for Women: 225/642-5529
C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center: 318/786-7963
Washington Correctional Institute: 225/986-3182
Winn Correctional Center: 318/628-3971
Work Training Facility North: 318/640-0351
Office of Gov. Kathleen Blanco
P.O. Box 94004
Baton Rouge, LA. 70804
Telephone Numbers:
866-366-1121
225-342-0991 or 225-342-7015
Facsimile: 225-342-7099
Web site
Governor's Press Office
Denise Bottcher, Press Secretary
Roderick Hawkins, Deputy Press Secretary
Brecke Latham, Adminstrative Assistant
P.O. Box 94004
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004
Department Physical Address
900 North 3rd Street - 4th Floor
State Capitol
Phone: 225-342-9037
Fax: 225-342-6003
SPJ Project Sunshine Chair Contact Information
The Society's Project Sunshine chairs in each state monitor FOI activities and
report to the national SPJ FOI Committee. These individuals are a valuable resource
for state FOI Information as they organize and monitor state and local FOI efforts.
Contact SPJ’s Project Sunshine Chair
in Louisiana.
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