Authorities have arrested a seventh person in connection with the escape of 10 inmates from a Louisiana jail, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Emmitt Weber, 28, faces a charge of accessory after the fact of simple escape,

For years, Interstate-20 has been a well-known corridor for drug and human trafficking. Now, it may also be the path for several escaped inmates who broke out of the Orleans Justice Center last Friday,

A Slidell woman was arrested and accused of helping a fugitive who is still at large from the massive New Orleans jailbreak elude capture, Louisiana State Police said. Connie Weeden, 59, was taken into custody in Slidell and booked into the St.

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Louisiana officials released new booking pictures of inmates that have been recaptured after they escaped jail on Friday.