Casey Smith, 30, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assisting two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16, police said.

It was frustrating and unproductive to see leading politicians rush to assign political blame after brazen New Orleans jail ...

Most recently, a fellow inmate was charged with collaborating with the escapees from within the New Orleans jail.

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

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.

More than a decade before the recent New Orleans jailbreak, the city's lawless lockup went viral in a series of videos ...

The Louisiana authorities are still searching for five of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center ...

At 9:50 a.m., Project NOLA cameras caught two escapees in the French Quarter. One escaped inmate, Kendell Myles, was arrested less than two hours later. He was found hiding under a car in the Hotel ...

As five fugitives remain at large a third woman is arrested, new surveillance emerges, and pressure builds on local and state leaders to fix deep-rooted jail failure ...