BATON ROUGE — More than 50 incarcerated men will get the opportunity to show off their arts and crafts at the first-ever B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center Fall Arts and Crafts Show on Nov. 1.

The event will be held on the RCC grounds from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will showcase hand-carved items, hand-made wooden toys, jewelry boxes and custom indoor and outdoor furniture. The Rayburn Horticulture Society will also have a selection of plants for sale.

The facility will be raising funds for the local food bank by selling jambalaya plates and cookies; cash and credit cards are accepted.

"My team and I are excited about making this first-time arts and craft show possible because it provides an

opportunity for those in our custody to showcase their craftsmanship skills," Trey Davis, warden of th

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