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WDSU Investigates: Records reveal long-standing communication gaps with Sheriff Hutson
WDSU Investigates has uncovered new, exclusive emails highlighting communication flaws involving Sheriff Susan Hutson that date back to 2022. WDSU investigative reporter, Aubry Killion, obtained ...
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New Orleans sheriff faces intense criticism after 10 escape from jail she runs: 'Unacceptable'
After 11 people escaped the jail, Sheriff Susan Hutson swiftly faced criticism about her office's handling of the incident.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson suspends re-election campaign
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has announced that she is temporarily suspending her campaign for re-election.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson speaks with WDSU ahead of council meeting on jail escape
WDSU investigator Aubry Killion spoke with Hutson as she walked into City Hall for a hearing with the New Orleans City ...
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Sheriff Susan Hutson, top deputy say 'inside job' possible in New Orleans mass jail escape
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson and her top jail deputy provided new details Friday afternoon on a mass escape from the ...
State rep Aimee Adatto Freeman calls for Sheriff Hutson to resign
State representative Aimee Adatto Freeman, a Democrat from New Orleans, on Monday (May 19) called for Orleans Parish Sheriff ...
District attorney issues subpoenas requesting compliance from Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office after jailbreak
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams issued two subpoenas requiring compliance from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s ...
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Facing calls to resign, Orleans sheriff apologizes for mass jailbreak as manhunt enters 5th day
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail from which 10 inmates escaped, spurring a five-day manhunt, ...