In a fiery Tuesday meeting, the New Orleans City Council grilled ... became aware of the escape. Kirkpatrick told him she was notified by a police captain at around 10:30 a.m., and only verified ...

The sheriff told a New Orleans City Council meeting Tuesday that she took full responsibility for the escape. Speaking to reporters later Tuesday, the district attorney said if she had known more ...

The escape brought condemnation from state and ... The panel will convene a special meeting next Tuesday to delve into those questions, Morrell said. Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz ...

"We have the indication that these detainees received assistance in their escape from inside our department," Hutson said. "It's almost impossible -- not completely -- but almost impossible for ...

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NEW ORLEANS — Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson was ordered into federal court for an emergency meeting with Judge ... He expressed concerns about Friday's escape of 10 inmates from the ...

Three of 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail were apprehended by Friday night, while authorities continued to search for seven others in a jailbreak that may have had inside help ...