Crescent Park

Historical marker location:

Donaldsonville, Louisiana

( Marker is on Mississippi Street (State Highway 18) near Crescent Park Circle, on the right when traveling south.)

Grand portal into the heart of historic Donaldsonville.

The Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as "Angola," is one of the largest maximum-security prisons in the United States. It is named after the former plantation on which it was built, and it is known for its extensive agricultural operations.