The Tangipahoa Sheriff's office has placed four staff on leave after a man escaped from the jail on Thursday afternoon - the second time he has done so in a year.

Authorities announced that a fourth inmate has been apprehended after escaping from a New Orleans jail on Friday with 6 other inmates.

Authorities secured a fourth escaped inmate on May 19 and said he will face new charges related to the jailbreak.

Tra'Von Johnson also escaped the Tangipahoa Parish Jail last year, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Louisiana law enforcement officials released new booking pictures of four captured inmates who escaped a jail in New Orleans as they face new charges. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety ...

As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from a jailbreak, they're also confronting a history of mistrust in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

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A team of over 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers and agents is working around the clock to capture the remaining missing inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week,