Officials with the New Orleans Police Department and city leaders cut the ribbon on a new, state-of-the-art kennel facility for the department’s K-9 unit.

A former New Orleans jail employee believed to be the girlfriend of escapee Derrick Groves has been arrested and charged with allegedly helping facilitate the high-profile jailbreak, authorities ...

As law enforcement searches for two remaining New Orleans jail escapees, a war of words between District Attorney Jason Williams and Sheriff Susan Hutson continues.

Texas police released bodycam footage showing the capture of New Orleans jail escapees, Jermaine Donald and Leo Tate.

Authorities are turning their attention toward people who helped inmates who literally broke out of a New Orleans jail 11 days ago.

The Orleans Parish Prison is seen on Wednesday in New Orleans. Ten inmates escaped from the prison on May 16 by climbing through a hole behind a toilet.

New Orleans police arrested Emmitt Weber for allegedly helping inmates escape. Five fugitives, including those with serious charges, are still on the run.

A maintenance worker at a New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped has been arrested and accused of helping facilitate the breakout, officials said Tuesday.

It has also brought new scrutiny on the Orleans Parish jail, a long-troubled facility with a history of poor conditions and insufficient oversight of inmates.

Known as a thriving hub for art, culture and cuisine, New Orleans has also faced its share of challenges — and survived.

Severe storms hit New Orleans, knocking over a hollow tree that had been marked for removal, damaging a family’s home in the Desire neighborhood.

Entergy customers lose power in Jefferson Parish, the West Bank, New Orleans during stormy weather. Here's the outage map.