Meanwhile, an inmate threatened to stab the employee with a "shank," a homemade knife, according to the employee's statement in an arrest affidavit.

Five out of 10 inmates have been arrested after escaping from the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans on Friday. GOP ...

A fifth inmate was recaptured following a breakout at a New Orleans jail last week, authorities announced, the same day a ...

Six inmates are on the lam after escaping a New Orleans jail. Some of those closest to the crimes are on edge, but other ...

Attorney general Liz Murrill says she has been working non-stop with District Attorney Jason Williams, the City Council, the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In a tense public hearing Tuesday, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson publicly apologized for last Friday’s jailbreak that allowed 10 inmates to escape from the Orleans Justice ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Embattled Orleans Parish Susan Hutson announced Tuesday evening (May 20) that she is “temporarily” suspending her campaign for re-election this fall.

Six inmates from the New Orleans prison are still on the loose after a jail employee was allegedly cut off water to a cell where inmates pulled out a toilet and climbed ...

A fifth inmate was recaptured following a breakout at a New Orleans jail last week, authorities announced. Corey Boyd, 19, ...

Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple averted possibly losing his job with the failure of a bill to turn his job into an ...

A New Orleans jail employee was arrested Tuesday and accused of helping 10 inmates execute a massive jailbreak Friday in ...