The escape took place about two months before qualifying begins on July 11 for all New Orleans municipal elections, including mayor, city council, and sheriff.

The tool could help police in the search for two remaining escaped Orleans Parish jail inmates, supporters say

After a mass jailbreak in Orleans Parish, 14 arrests have been made. Officials focus on capturing two fugitives, with over 200 officers involved in the search.

Facing allegations of a conflict of interest, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams removed himself this week from a Louisiana Attorney General-led investigation into the massive jailbreak that saw 10 men escape a New Orleans jail earlier this month.

This most recent escape attempt may be Massey's most attention-grabbing, and after 19 days since the jailbreak, it is certainly his longest stint on the lam. Massey took part in his first jailbreak, previously his longest escape, when he was 15 and in juvenile detention at the Youth Study Center.

As law enforcement searches for two remaining New Orleans jail escapees, a war of words between District Attorney Jason Williams and Sheriff Susan Hutson continues.

Three weeks after 10 inmates broke out of the Orleans Justice Center, community advocates shift their focus to the problems that contributed to the jailbreak.

Sean “Diddy” Combs might be barred from his own trial, the judge said Thursday in a bombshell moment. With the jury absent, Judge Arun Subramanian warned defense attorneys in a sidebar that he might exclude the defendant from the Lower Manhattan courtroom if he continued to look, nod or make facial expressions at jurors, CNN …

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has announced the suspension of her reelection campaign amid scrutiny following a jailbreak involving 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice Center. All but two of the inmates have been captured.