Angola warden placed on leave

The warden for Angola Prison, Darrel Vannoy, is on leave as investigators probe an incident involving certain Angola staff and department payroll administration rules.

Department of Corrections officials and Louisiana State Police are leading the investigation, which was announced Tuesday. 

According to The Advocate, DOC spokesman Ken Pastorick said in a statement that Vannoy "self-reported" to DOC leaders that an incident had occurred pertaining to "certain Angola staff and department payroll admin rules". No information was given as to why Vannoy, who reported the incident, was the only staff member placed on leave. 

Vannoy has served as warden for the Louisiana State Penitentiary since 2015.