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,

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.

Five inmates are on the lam after escaping a New Orleans jail. Some of those closest to the crimes are on edge, but other residents are unafraid.

Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams scorched Sheriff Susan Hutson for failing to order an investigation into the crime scene where 10 inmates escaped from jail.

A team of over 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers and agents is working around the clock to capture the remaining missing inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week,