Hope in the open air: Five baptized at Catahoula Correctional Center

In a moment marked by sunlight, stillness, and second chances, five inmates at Catahoula Correctional Center were baptized this week during an outdoor ceremony that brought together facility staff, chaplains, and fellow detainees.The setting—a quiet yard on the prison grounds—offered a rare and poignant change from the usual rhythms of confinement. There, under a blue sky and surroun...