HEY!!! No need to be snippy. I live near this park too and have most of my life. Most people that I know pronounce it a similar way, Perd a na lez or Perd na lez, with or without the "a" in the middle. So THAT'S WTF, anonymous.
Click on the image and zoom out to find out why they call this prison "The Farm." The Louisiana State Penetentiary is one of the nation's largest and most notorious correctional facilities. The grounds are surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi (which periodically floods the grounds) As you scan about the farm you will see that there are several more units than the main unit in the center. See this page ...
I actually thought there were more left. Just nort of Austin in Pflugerville is a massive family play, race and mini golf place. But that went in after these images were captured.
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