Many big names, including well-known political prisoners and notorious criminals, have spent time in the Central Jail at Laxmisagar.

Apart from the central jail, the other major landmarks of Laxmisagar are the Central Institute of Indian Languages - Eastern Chapter (popularly known as the Eastern Regional Language Centre) [1] and the Gram Sevika (anganwadi) Taalim Kendra (Lady Village Workers' Training Centre), both of which are located in peaceful idyllistic sylvan surrounding.

It provides residential accommodation and training facility to hundreds of rural women, including tribal ladies, at a time.

The Gokulananda Maharathi Law College (affiliated under Utkal University) has also a campus inside the Laxmisagar Municipal Highschool compound.

The Regional Traffic Training Institute is also situated in Laxmisagar, where the headquarters of the Seventh Battalion of Orissa Armed Forces was located.