A retired FBI expert says the New Orleans jail escape exposes critical staffing shortage and other issues after 10 inmates escaped on Friday, May 16.

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

Emmitt Weber, 28, faces a charge of accessory after the fact of simple escape, police announced in a Friday evening news release.

Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Friday inmate Trevon Williams assisted with the May 16 breakout but did not offer ...

A man suspected of murder has escaped from a Louisiana jail after scaling a fence - his second jailbreak in a year. Tra’Von ...

Trevon Williams faces new charges in the Orleans Justice Center escape. Attorney General Liz Murrill vows accountability in the growing criminal conspiracy.

A fifth person has been arrested on suspicion of helping some of the 10 inmates who staged a daring escape from a New Orleans ...

On Monday, Sterling Williams, a 33-year-old maintenance worker at the jail, was arrested on charges that he shut off water to ...