BATON ROUGE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Louisiana Department of Corrections is investigating an inmate suicide at a state prison on Friday evening. A news release from the DOC said the incident happened on Oct. 4 at around 6:30 p.m. at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. Corrections officers said they found the 21-year-old inmate hanging and unresponsive in his cell and "immediately began CPR." He was pronounced dead at 7:07 p.m. The man has been an inmate at Hunt Correctional Center since July. His name is withheld until his next of kin is notified. This is an ongoing investigation and a developing story. Supplies driven from Louisiana to North Carolina to support first responders Latest News Saint Kitts and Nevis prime minister visits Southern University in Baton Rouge Where do Trump, Harris stand on marijuana policy? New Jersey sisters battle stage 4 colon cancer together Two homicides being investigated in Tangipahoa Parish Many loathe public speakerphone calls, so why do people do it?