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Sawed pipes and taunting messages: How a mass escape exposed a New Orleans jail’s security failures
The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...
What We Know About the Escape From a New Orleans Jail
The Louisiana authorities are still searching for five of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center ...
Fear and anger in New Orleans turn to calls for action over jail escape: 'Get it together'
As the fugitive search enters a second week, fears are increasingly giving way to frustration, anger and a desire for accountability.
Louisiana attorney general expects more arrests in New Orleans jail escape investigation
Attorney General Liz Murrill joined "Fox & Friends" Wednesday morning to discuss the progress in capturing five remaining ...
Authorities weren't aware escaped Louisiana murder suspect was missing until tipped off by public
Tra'Von Johnson also escaped the Tangipahoa Parish Jail last year, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Louisiana woman arrested for aiding inmate escape New Orleans jail
Since the 10 inmates escaped on May 16, five have been recaptured and three people have been charged with helping them.
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Retired FBI agent warns New Orleans prison escape 'should get everyone's attention'
A retired FBI expert says the New Orleans jail escape exposes critical staffing shortage and other issues after 10 inmates escaped on Friday, May 16.
Mistrust in law enforcement complicates the search for the New Orleans jail escapees
As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from a jailbreak, they're also confronting a history of mistrust in law ...