DOC arrests employee at LA State Penitentiary on drug charges and last updated 2021-01-15 19:45:39-05 BATON ROUGE, La. â The Louisiana Department of Corrections announced Friday that an internal investigation has resulted in the arrest of an employee of the Louisiana State Penitentiary. According to a release from DOC, a Louisiana State Penitentiary Corrections Officer intercepted an attempt to smuggle contraband by a corrections cadet at the prison Friday. West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Deputies then booked Aaronecia Smith , 22, of 38 East Ave, Highway 24 West, Woodville, Mississippi on numerous drug charges. The release states that the corrections officer noticed the cadet's suspicious demeanor as she drove a state vehicle into the Main Prison sally port.