"Le Petit Versailles"

Historical marker location:

3245 Valcour Aime Street, Vacherie, Louisiana

( Marker is on State Highway 18, 0.2 miles east of Felicite Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1961

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.