Agriculture

Historical marker location:

100 NW Front St, Vivian, Louisiana

( Marker is on SW Front Street, ½ mile north of East Arkansas Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

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.