Ten inmates in all broke out of the New Orleans jail, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, which runs the facility.

Authorities say one of the largest jailbreaks in modern New Orleans history may have hinged on a single maintenance worker. Sterling Williams, a 33-year-old employee at the Orleans Justice Center with no prior disciplinary record,

Louisiana State Police on Monday captured the fourth of 10 inmates who escaped from a jail in New Orleans three days ago as Louisiana authorities have expanded the search to other states.

An inmate still on the lam from the New Orleans jailbreak once escaped from a North Louisiana detention center in 2019, authorities say.

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.

Seven of the 10 escaped inmates who escaped a New Orleans jail on May 16 are still on the run, and have been described as "armed and dangerous."