The New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped from earlier this month is experiencing “significant flooding” from what a sheriff called “ongoing and severe plumbing failures." ...

An alleged accomplice in the escape of inmate Lenton VanBuren has been arrested in Baton Rouge, according to police.

A double murderer and a repeat escapee have evaded capture for almost two weeks – leading authorities to believe the fugitives could be anywhere in the US now.