A New Orleans jail plumber accused of helping 10 inmates break out of an Orleans Parish correctional facility in May is being used as a scapegoat, his lawyer said Thursday as Sterling Williams pleaded ...

The Orleans Parish jail is pictured in New Orleans on Friday, May 16, 2025.(Brett Duke /The Advocate via AP) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans jail that gained national attention for a brazen escape ...

A jail plumber pleaded not guilty Thursday after being accused of turning off the water to help 10 detainees flee the New Orleans lockup through a hole behind a ripped-out cell toilet in May. The ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans jail that gained national attention for a brazen escape by 10 inmates earlier this month is experiencing “significant flooding” from “ongoing and severe plumbing ...