Orleans Parish

Gov. Jeff Landry has ordered State Police to investigate the disposal of Orleans Parish criminal court files into a local landfill.

A convicted killer with a history of violence remains at large more than two months after he and nine others escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center.

Some parishes have opened sandbag sites in preparation for the heavy rain.

Over the weekend, Erica Johnson, an urban farmer in New Orleans, won the Board of Supervisors seat for the Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District. Many polling locations ran out of ballots, frustrating voters.

Voters will choose a member of the Board of Supervisors for the Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District for the first time in the district’s history.

Parts of the jail have flooded, and people incarcerated at the facility are complaining about the smell.

So, who is really responsible? And how common is this type of law enforcement infighting?

Authorities say they’ve captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail, leaving two more on the run. Louisiana State Police said Monday one of the men was arrested in Baton Rouge by local police and two others were arrested in Walker County Texas by officials there.

Days after 10 men escaped from the Orleans Parish jail, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order on Wednesday, initiating a wide-ranging examination of the state’s criminal justice system.

Two people are accused of helping multiple men who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail last Friday.