Old Campground

Historical marker location:

Dry Creek, Louisiana

( Marker is on Old Campground Cemetery Road, ½ mile east of Pentecostal Church Road (Parish Highway 370).)

Myths & Legends - Beauregard Parish.

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.