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Ticket Information
BEWARE OF SCAMMERS! ***All tickets are $25.00 per person***
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE OR BY PHONE:
-ONLINE: Click the 'Purchase Tickets' button below.
-BY PHONE: Call our office at (225) 655-2030 or (225) 655-2607 (office hours are Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. )
Children 2 years and under are free as long they sit on your lap.
***No refunds or exchanges***
All seats are reserved.
INFORMATION REGARDING OPERATION OF THE ANGOLA FERRY WILL BE POSTED AT A LATER DATE.
Prison Rodeo Policies
REVISED 7/16/25.
Notice - Introduction of Contraband, including but not limited to drugs, alcohol, weapons, or cell phones into the prison, is a felony for which you will be prosecuted under Louisiana Revised Statute 14:402.
By entering this penal institution, you have consented to a search of your person, property, and vehicle.
No food, drink, umbrellas, stadium seats, or cameras are allowed through the rodeo entrance gate.
All weapons, ammunition, alcohol, and drugs must be deposited at the Front Gate before entering the institution.
All purses, diaper bags, belt pouches, etc., must be clear and no larger than 12”x6”x12” and will be searched before you enter the rodeo grounds. No food items or ice chests will be allowed. Ice chests must be locked inside the vehicle.
All vehicles are to be locked. All knives, cell phones, cameras, or video equipment should be left inside your locked vehicle. All tools must be locked in a toolbox or inside the vehicle.
ALL UNLOCKED VEHICLES WILL BE SEARCHED.
Louisiana State Penitentiary is a smoke-free facility. No smoking materials are allowed inside the rodeo grounds.
General Information:
Gates will open at 8:00 a.m. and the Rodeo begins at 2:00 p.m.
Inmate hobby craft items are only for sale at Angola Prison Rodeo Events.Hobby craft items for sale include jewelry, leather crafts, paintings, and woodworking. Souvenir caps and T-shirts are also sold.
Several inmate bands perform (on an alternating schedule) before the rodeo, and the Angola Prison Rodeo Band performs during the entire rodeo starting at 2:00 p.m.
Various concession stands are spread throughout the grounds. Some of the food items sold include hamburgers, hot dogs, frito pies, sausage on a stick, pizza, po-boys, tacos and burritos, chicken nuggets, jambalaya, B-B-Q ribs, grilled chicken sandwiches, cracklins, boiled and roasted peanuts, baked potatoes, salads, fried shrimp, fried catfish, nachos, french fries, meat pies, onion rings, pastries, cotton candy, candy apples, ice cream, funnel cakes, snow cones, punch, coffee, soft drinks, bottled water, lemonade, and many more items.
PAYMENT METHODS ACCEPTED
HOBBYCRAFT ITEMS may be purchased with either CREDIT/DEBIT CARD or CASH.
FOOD & CONCESSION ITEMS must be purchased with CASH.
ATMs ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FOOD COURT AREA.
Or Call:
(225) 655-2030 or 2607 Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.ALL TICKETS ARE $25
- No Refunds/Exchanges
- Gates open at 8:00 a.m.
- Rodeo begins at 2:00 p.m.