State Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, right, sponsored Senate Bill 218, which would allow prisoners convicted by ...

On This Week in Louisiana Politics, Gov. Jeff Landry signs an executive order for jail safety, the Department of Justice closes an investigation into the state police, a report analyzes the state's ...

The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had previously been cited by federal authorities.

The incident comes as state authorities are still searching for members of a 10-inmate escape from a New Orleans jail and ...

Tra’Von Johnson, 22, was found just a few miles away from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail that he escaped from on Thursday ...

Casey Smith, 30, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assisting two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16, police said.

The 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week used electric hair trimmers with ...

A retired FBI expert says the New Orleans jail escape exposes critical staffing shortage and other issues after 10 inmates escaped on Friday, May 16.

The Washington Post investigation published this week reported that New Orleans police were using Project N.O.L.A.'s network ...

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry blames George Soros for funding the law enforcement officials who presided over the New ...

Authorities have arrested a seventh person in connection with the escape of 10 inmates from a Louisiana jail, according to ...

Louisiana attempted to raise the temperature at which inmates receive special heat precautions from 88 degrees to 91 degrees, ...