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

Louisiana State Police have recaptured an inmate who escaped Tangipahoa Parish Jail Thursday evening. Tra'Von Johnson was found on Bennett Road in Amite.

Nearly a week after 10 inmates opened a faulty cell door inside a city jail and moved the toilet to squeeze through a hole, ...

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

Louisiana State Police Troop A successfully located a missing juvenile from Texas following an agency assistance request from ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Police are currently investigating the circumstances of a body found early this morning in Lake ...

The Sheriff's Office discovered Tra’Von Johnson was missing after it received a phone call asking if he was still in custody.

As the fugitive search enters a second week, fears are increasingly giving way to frustration, anger and a desire for ...

Most recently, a fellow inmate was charged with collaborating with the escapees from within the New Orleans jail.

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

Emmitt Weber, 28, faces a charge of accessory after the fact of simple escape, police announced in a Friday evening news release.