American jail and prison escapes have long captured the public imagination, blending real danger with elements of ingenuity, ...

A Slidell woman was arrested and accused of helping a fugitive who is still at large from the massive New Orleans jail break elude capture, Louisiana State Police said.

A Slidell woman was arrested and accused of helping a fugitive who is still at large from the massive New Orleans jailbreak ...

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson sent a campaign email praising security improvements just days before 10 inmates escaped ...

As the search for five remaining escapees continues, Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams says there were delays in evidence gathering at the jail.

Five of the ten escaped inmates have been recaptured. Meanwhile, authorities have arrested a Slidell woman accused of helping one of the fugitives. Connie Weeden, 59, was taken into custody in Slidell ...

NOPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said two of five men still on the lam after escaping from the Orleans Justice Center Friday could be out of the jurisdiction by now.

A third person in Louisiana has been arrested and charged with helping the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail last ...

Investigators analyzed surveillance footage to understand how inmates escaped from Orleans Parish prison via a hole behind a toilet and fled through the city.

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

Nearly a week after 10 inmates yanked open a faulty cell door inside a city jail and moved the toilet to squeeze through a ...

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor officially launched a full financial audit of the Sheriff’s Office this week. The move comes just days after Sheriff Susan Hutson asked the New Orleans City Council ...