Sensing vulnerability, opponents lined up to challenge Sheriff Susan Hutson, who struggled to raise money and sustain political relationships. Then came last week's jailbreak.

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

The Washington Post investigation published this week reported that New Orleans police were using Project N.O.L.A.'s network of facial recognition cameras to monitor the streets for wanted suspects over the past two years in ways that appeared "out of step" with the local ordinance.

New Orleans has made strides over Cantrell's eight-year term. But its leaders have struggled with other challenges.

New Orleans deactivates school zone traffic systems for summer and announces a revenue sharing agreement for traffic camera proceeds.