Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office

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?

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.

A fifth man has been captured after he escaped the Orleans Parish jail with nine others last Friday, authorities said.

A lawyer for a worker charged with helping 10 men escape a New Orleans jail says the worker did not know about the jailbreak plan. Sterling Williams was arrested Tuesday in connection with Friday’s jailbreak.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has ordered multiple investigations into New Orleans’ criminal justice system after 10 men escaped from Orleans Parish Prison last Friday.

A spokesperson from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said the agency aims to begin handing out tablets at some point next year.

Election Day ended in an upset, with Susan Hutson defeating the 17-year incumbent Sheriff Marlin Gusman and becoming the first female sheriff in the history of Orleans Parish.

Election Day is here, and up for vote are several elections that went to a runoff after November's elections and two millages.