Police arrest escaped inmate Corey Boyd on Iberville Street, authorities say

Five of the escaped inmates have been apprehended as of Tuesday evening, and five remain at large, Louisiana State Police say. Read more

Bond set at $1.1M for New Orleans jail worker who allegedly helped 10 inmates escape

Authorities say one of the largest jailbreaks in modern New Orleans history may have hinged on a single maintenance worker. Sterling Williams, a 33-year-old employee at the Orleans Justice Center with no prior disciplinary record, was arrested for allegedly helping 10 inmates escape by shutting off the water to a cell block—allowing inmates to remove a toilet and saw through iron rebar undetected. Read more

New Orleans sheriff Susan Hutson suspends reelection campaign, says jailbreak was 'failure'

Sheriff Susan Hutson pinned most of the blame for the escape on a lack of funding and what she called a coordinated plan by employees to aid the fugitives. Read more

Black lawmakers fiercely protest Louisiana anti-DEI bill: 'This bill is about race, that's all'

After a quiet afternoon of legislating, a bill that would roll back the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs led to a racially … Read more