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Louisiana AG confident remaining jailbreak fugitives will be recaptured after officials make 14th arrest
After a mass jailbreak in Orleans Parish, 14 arrests have been made. Officials focus on capturing two fugitives, with over 200 officers involved in the search.
2 people arrested for assisting fugitives wanted in New Orleans mass jailbreak
Embattled Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson announced on Wednesday that she is suspending her reelection campaign in the ...
New Orleans prison escape shock twist as grandma now faces jail time
Connie Weeden, 59, was arrested after she was alleged to have assisted her grandson Jermaine Donald in escaping from the ...
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Leo Tate Sr., Jermaine Donald captured in Texas after historic New Orleans jailbreak
Leo Tate Sr., 31, and Jermaine Donald, 42, both were apprehended shortly after another of the 10 escapees, Lenton Vanburen, ...
Sawed pipes and taunting messages: How a mass escape exposed a New Orleans jail's security failures
The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...
Day 8: Fourth woman arrested, new escape timeline revealed, and five fugitives still free
As five fugitives remain at large a third woman is arrested, new surveillance emerges, and pressure builds on local and state leaders to fix deep-rooted jail failure ...