Men (mixed custody) · State Prison · DPS&C

B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center

Angie, Washington County, Louisiana

Visiting schedules change without notice. Always call before traveling.

Call Visiting Office: (985) 661-6300 Info last verified: June 2026

A men's state prison near Angie in Washington Parish, in the southeastern corner of Louisiana near the Mississippi line, with a long-running community-college vocational partnership and a reentry program.

Statewide rules that apply at every Louisiana state prison

These rules are set by DPS&C and apply at every unit. The full list — including all permitted and prohibited items and the approval process — is in Visiting in Louisiana.

Dress code

No denim or chambray, no gray, blue, or white sweatshirts, and no white t-shirts (these resemble inmate clothing); no camouflage or BDU-style clothing that resembles officer dress.
Undergarments required and not visible. Nothing transparent; no swimsuits, strapless, tube, halter, or tank tops, low-cut or midriff-baring tops, or spandex, Lycra, or leggings.
Skirts, shorts, and dresses no shorter than one inch above the knee, with no revealing slits or holes.
No house slippers, shower shoes, or flip-flops — footwear stays on. No hats or head coverings except for religious reasons; nothing gang-related or obscene.

ID: Bring a valid photo ID for every visitor 15 and older — a driver's license, state ID, military ID, or passport. (A statewide notice says 18 and older, but facility pages say 15, so bring ID for anyone 15 or older.)
What to bring: Leave wallets, purses, phones, and cash in your locked vehicle. Each prison allows limited items into the visit — at Angola, up to $300 cash per family and specified baby items; some prisons allow vending change and one debit card for the JPay kiosk.
Scheduling: The incarcerated person starts the application — the visitor mails or emails it to the facility (faxes are not accepted), and approval follows a background check. Each person keeps up to 10 approved visitors, changeable every four months; the approved-visitor list is usually not in place during the first 30 days of intake (though immediate family may be able to visit sooner); and two visits a month is the statewide norm.

Full statewide rules: Visiting in Louisiana

Overview

B.B. “Sixty” Rayburn Correctional Center, near Angie in Washington Parish, opened in 1983 as the Washington Correctional Institute and was renamed in 2006 for Benjamin Bailey “Sixty” Rayburn, a long-serving Louisiana state senator from the area. It is a men’s state prison holding a mix of custody levels, including general-population housing and a segregation unit; DPS&C does not publish the facility’s security level or population on its page.

Rayburn’s most documented programs are a long-running partnership with Northshore Technical Community College — offering trades such as welding, automotive technology, and building technology along with high-school-equivalency classes — and an on-site reentry program that works with people on housing and employment before release.

What Makes Rayburn Different

The front gate closes at 2:00 p.m., earlier than the visiting room itself; a visitor who arrives after the gate cutoff is turned away.
Thursday has two visit types — contact visits for general population in the afternoon, and non-contact visits for restricted-status people in the morning.
It is in the far southeastern corner of the state, near the Mississippi line, reached from New Orleans across the Causeway.
Its education partnership with Northshore Technical Community College spans decades of vocational and academic programming.

Visiting

The statewide DPS&C rules above — the approved-list application, the dress code, ID, and search rules — apply at Rayburn.

Visitors may bring cash for the vending machines, and deposits to a person’s account are made at the JPay kiosk in the visiting area. The full approval process is in Visiting in Louisiana.

Getting There and Parking

Rayburn is on Highway 21 north of Angie, near Varnado and Bogalusa.

Distances are approximate, based on map routing. DPS&C publishes no specific visitor parking details for the facility.

Nearby Services

Bogalusa, the nearest larger town, has the closest cluster of food, gas, and lodging. Our Lady of the Angels Hospital at 433 Plaza Street in Bogalusa runs a 24/7 emergency room and is described as Washington Parish’s only emergency room.

Learn More

For detailed information about visiting and communicating with someone in a Louisiana state prison:

Visiting in Louisiana — the application, dress code, and search rules
Mail & Packages — letters only, addressed with the DOC number
Phone & Video Calls — the Securus and JPay systems
Sending Money — depositing to a spending account
Medical & Mental Health — healthcare and raising a concern
Transfers — intake, parish jails, and finding someone

Sources

This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.