West Feliciana Parish is backing the recently announced possibility of housing immigrant detainees at Louisiana's State Penitentiary at Angola.

Parish President Kenny Howard said the parish is "ready to do our part" this week after Louisiana officials were found to be in talks with the Trump administration about housing ICE detainees at Angola as part of a push to meet the demands of the U.S. president's widening immigration crackdown.

Havard also said he is glad that the attention on Angola as a site for a possible Louisiana version of "Alligator Alcatraz" has pushed Gov. Jeff Landry to expedite repairs at the state prison.

West Feliciana would also love to host President Donald Trump "with open arms" if he decided to make a visit to Angola, Havard said.

A long-abandoned and current

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