Reginald Basile
Reginald Basile, 46, died on April 14, 2026, while held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections says the cause of death is undetermined pending an autopsy, and the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating. Sources told WAFB that corrections officers went to restrain him after he was acting out, and that he died during the altercation. The Lens reports, citing people held nearby, that he died in a dormitory after a struggle with officers, and that he was from Lake Charles, where people knew him as L.C.; those accounts have not been confirmed by the autopsy or the investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Witnesses held nearby say he died during a struggle as officers restrained him, while the state says the cause is undetermined pending an autopsy.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); people held nearby at Angola (witnesses).