The New Orleans City Council introduced an ordinance Wednesday (May 28) that would require local criminal justice agencies — ...

New Orleans city officials say the search for 10 men who broke out of a local jail earlier this month has cost the city ...

After the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office acknowledged water leaks and shut-off s at the jail over Memorial Day weekend, the ...

The Orleans Justice Center is reporting continued “significant flooding.” According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, water has been accumulating in ...

Sheriff Susan Hutson said the crisis is about more than just broken pipes — it’s the result of years of deferred maintenance, chronic overcrowding, and more.

Authorities have arrested 13 people who allegedly helped the fugitives before and in the hours after their escape. Here’s ...

The recent escapes follow several other high-profile breakouts, like that of Danilo Cavalcante, a convicted murderer who ...

Police say one of the New Orleans jail escapees who was captured on Monday was found with the help of an anonymous tip from a ...

Everything we know with 2 inmates still on the run after Louisiana jail escape - Three people have been arrested in ...

Three more inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were recaptured on Monday, the Louisiana State ...

Sensing vulnerability, opponents lined up to challenge Sheriff Susan Hutson, who struggled to raise money and sustain ...