After holding kids at Angola, Louisiana juvenile justice system says new Swanson center is open

MONROE — The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice said Thursday it had opened its new Swanson Center for Youth, which is intended to accommodate youths who had been spread among a number of facilities statewide, including on the grounds of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.The facility can hold 72 youth in individual rooms, plus offer one-on-one services to help young criminals move into general populations.Holding juvenile offenders at Angola triggered a court fight last yea