Historical Marker
In the Protestant Section
Historical marker location:
429 Basin Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
( Marker is on Basin Street.)
Marker installed: 1984
Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe. Henry Sellon Boneval Latrobe.
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.