In a statement, Williams called Woodfork a “proven leader” with the experience to manage the city’s jail and strengthen public safety across the city.

Eleven inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans last Friday morning. One inmate was captured three miles away from the detention center, while three others have been apprehended since. However, seven inmates remain at large. Authorities are speculating that they fugitives were helped by someone on the inside.

Ten men broke out of Orleans Parish jail early Friday morning, but only three were recaptured by Monday afternoon.

Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail after breaching a wall behind a toilet and possibly having help, the local sheriff said Friday. So far only three of the men have been found. “We have indication that these detainees received assistance in their escape from individuals inside of our department,

After 11 people escaped the jail, Sheriff Susan Hutson swiftly faced criticism about her office's handling of the incident.

Louisiana officials said they can't be sure the seven escaped fugitives remain in New Orlean or in the state after massive jailbreak.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Federal monitors warned last year that Sheriff Susan Hutson wasn’t properly segregating high-risk violent inmates and that her deputies often left housing units completely unsupervised inside the Orleans Justice Center jail.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson and her top jail deputy provided new details Friday afternoon on a mass escape from the city lockup, saying that nine inmates remain on the