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Two of 10 prisoners who escaped from New Orleans jail remain on the run

Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves still at large, while at least 11 people arrested on suspicion of aiding prisoners

The Guardian - US

More escaped New Orleans inmates captured as manhunt continues for last pair

The extensive search has been ongoing for 10 inmates who escaped via a hole behind a toilet

The Independent UK

Authorities say they've captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail

Authorities say they’ve captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail

The Independent UK

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Soul icon Irma Thomas on the Stones, segregation and survival: ‘Restaurants refused to serve us – we lived on sardines and crackers’

She has endured racism, industry machinations and Hurricane Katrina across her seven decades in music. Now with a new album, and an unlikely boost from Black Mirror, the 84-year-old ‘Soul Queen of New Orleans’ is hitting new heights

The Guardian - UK

New arrest over escaped Louisiana prisoners as five fugitives still on the run

Another New Orleans woman has been arrested for allegedly helping some of the 10 inmates after they escaped the Orleans Parish Justice Center on May 16

The Independent UK

Inside Reese Witherspoon's property portfolio – including an English-style Bel Air manor and an elegant Nashville home

The Legally Blonde actress hails from New Orleans, but her real estate collection spans the country, from Bel Air to Tennessee

Homes & Gardens

Five New Orleans jailbreak fugitives still at large as police arrest alleged helpers

Several people held in connection with jailbreak as manhunt enters second week and criticisms mount over jail management

The Guardian - US

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Louisiana jail sees a murder suspect scale the fence and escape - his second jailbreak in a year

Tra’Von Johnson, 19, was arrested for a 2022 home invasion that left a father dead and his child injured

The Independent UK

New Orleans' jail system was troubled decades before 10 inmates made an audacious escape

The recent jailbreak in New Orleans followed decades of dysfunction in the city's jail system and recent warnings that conditions were ripe for catastrophe

The Independent UK

WrestleMania 42 moved from New Orleans with shock replacement venue lined up

WWE previously announced that its annual showpiece event would take place in the ‘Big Easy’ in 2026

The Independent UK

Mistrust in law enforcement complicates the search for the New Orleans jail escapees

As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from a jailbreak, they're also confronting a history of mistrust in law enforcement and the criminal justice system

The Independent UK

Annabelle 'Let The Devil Loose' In New Orleans: Recent Disasters Linked To The Demonic Toy

Since her recent stop in New Orleans, a string of disturbing incidents has left social media users and paranormal enthusiasts questioning whether her tour is unleashing something darker.

International Business Times UK

New Orleans archdiocese says it reached abuse settlement as lawyers say deal falls about $100m short

Some lawyers of more than 600 abuse claimants trying to block approval of current agreement of chapter 11 case

The Guardian - US

New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday

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Lawyer says worker accused of helping New Orleans jailbreak was unclogging toilet, not aiding escape

A lawyer for a worker charged with aiding the New Orleans jailbreak by 10 prisoners says the employee shut off water to unclog a toilet, not to allow the men to cut the pipe to open an escape route

Reason

New Orleans Police Secretly Used Prohibited Facial Recognition Surveillance for Years

Although the AI-generated surveillance of the public has been paused, the program continues to send automatic alerts to the Louisiana State Police and federal authorities.

The Guardian - US

New Orleans clergy abuse survivor and his family devise anti-grooming bill

Tim Gioe was abused by a priest as a child. Now his state senator father-in-law is pushing a bill to stop the grooming of kids for exploitation

The Independent UK

Men who escaped New Orleans jail had hourslong head start before staff knew they were gone

Days after 10 men escaped from a New Orleans jail by crawling through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall, five have apprehended and five remain at large

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The Independent UK

Maintenance worker arrested for aiding New Orleans jail escape says inmate threatened to ‘shank’ him

Jail worker Sterling Williams, 33, charged with malfeasance over assisting escape

The Guardian - US

Film festival to premiere clergy sex abuse documentary partly based on Guardian reporting

God As My Witness details priest’s relationship with teen who later killed himself and other abuse allegations

The Independent UK

A New Orleans sheriff's office staffer has been arrested following the escape of 10 jail inmates

Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee following the escape of 10 inmates

The Guardian - US

New Orleans jail maintenance worker arrested on allegations he helped 10 inmates escape

Investigators arrested Sterling Williams, who allegedly admitted he turned water off to toilet covering hole in wall

The Independent UK

Sheriff says 'defective' locks were a key factor in Louisiana jailbreak by 10 men

The sheriff who oversees the New Orleans jail where 10 men escaped last week says defective locks were a key factor in the jailbreak

The Independent UK

New Orleans used Minority Report-like facial recognition software to monitor citizens for crime suspects: Report

Police in Louisiana city have now paused the facial recognition program amid backlash over privacy concerns

The Independent UK

Manhunt for escaped New Orleans inmates escalates as seven remain at large

Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick warned that the fugitives are dangerous but also urged the public ‘not to panic’

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