The voice of the Mississippi still sings in New Orleans, a place where umbrellas dance, booze mingles with beignets, the irreverent holds hands with the sacred, and the dead sleep among the living.

The high-ranking official who spoke to Fox 8 on the condition of anonymity said many decision makers in New Orleans City Hall are frustrated by the inaction. The official said that since the ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Officials increased the reward for the capture of seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet as at least a dozen law ...

Seven of the 10 inmates who busted out of a New Orleans jail on Friday, including two murder suspects, had not been found as of Monday as a sweeping manhunt is underway in Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Lawmakers and city leaders say a recent state legislative audit raises more questions than answers about the effectiveness of current homeless relief efforts in the New ...

The fifth of 10 inmate escapees who fled a New Orleans jail has been recaptured, authorities said Tuesday. Corey Boyd, who was briefly spotted last Friday hours after the jailbreak, was taken into ...

Two of the 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were ... led police officers from several agencies on a high-speed chase through the city, which is about 70 miles north ...

Seven of 10 inmates who escaped from a New ... "high security" inmates convicted of violent crimes who required a “restrictive housing environment that did not exist,” Jay Mallett, Orleans ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A new report from the Metropolitan ... the report suggests their high acquittal rates may be symptomatic of a larger issue in the judicial system, one that may warrant ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Officials on Sunday increased the reward for the capture of seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet. FBI Special Agent ...

Batt was a fifth generation, lifelong resident of New Orleans. For high school, he attended Isidore Newman School and later graduated from The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. For college, Batt ...