An inmate mistakenly released last week by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office is back in custody as of Wednesday, a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said. Dreion Williams, 30, was at large for six days ...

Due to security concerns and operational challenges that have impacted the Orleans Justice Center, OPSO says the assessment of the facility is necessary and appropriate.

Williams is accused of aggravated battery, simple battery, possession of a firearm by a felon and aggravated assault with a ...

DROUGHT POSSIBLE COMING UP IN MY FULL FORECAST. TODAY THERE IS A NEW LEADER AT THE EMBATTLED ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE HOPING TO RESTORE TRUST TO THAT AGENCY. AFTER MONTHS OF WAITING. NOW, TODAY ...

Almost a year after 10 Louisiana inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail, the Orleans Parish sheriff and the office’s chief financial officer were indicted by a special grand jury on charges of ...

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson was indicted on 30 felony counts after a probe into one of the largest jailbreaks in U.S. history, which occurred under her watch.

(CNN) — Almost a year after 10 Louisiana inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail, the Orleans Parish sheriff and the office’s chief financial officer were indicted by a special grand jury on charges ...