The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had previously been cited by federal authorities.

AMITE, Louisiana — An inmate who escaped the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on Thursday was recaptured on Friday, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. 22-year-old Tra’Von Johnson was arrested ...

The incident comes as state authorities are still searching for members of a 10-inmate escape from a New Orleans jail and ...

Tra’Von Johnson, 22, was found just a few miles away from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail that he escaped from on Thursday ...

Tra’Von Johnson, a 22-year-old inmate at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, was taken back into custody just a day after escaping from the facility. This is the second escape that he was able to pull off, ...

While the manhunt continued for five New Orleans inmates, another Louisiana inmate escaped a different jail – for the second ...

In an 8:32 p.m. update, officials with the TPSO stated that Johnson was captured, and released a photo of him on Bennett Road ...

Tra'Von Johnson escaped the jail Thursday night after another inmate, Trevon Wallace, boosted him over a fence in the jail yard.

Tra’von Johnson is in custody, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff announced Friday evening. The sheriff’s office posted a picture ...

Authorities said Tra'Von Johnson, 22, who escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail about a year ago, had accomplished the same ...