Jon Turnipseed

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Stephen Stock |Dannah Kirby |Jon Turnipseed

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The ongoing search for two remaining Orleans Parish jail escapees is costing New Orleans hundreds of thousands of dollars each week and draining law enforcement resources from other duties, Fox 8 has learned. A top city official tells Fox 8 that personnel expenses tied to the manhunt now total around $250,000 per week. The costs primarily cover overtime for more than 200 Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and New Orleans Police Department officers working extended 12-hour shifts.

2 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Stephen Stock |Jon Turnipseed |Dannah Kirby

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A longtime Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office supervisor tells Fox 8 investigators that understaffing and protocol violations were responsible for Friday’s escape of 10 inmates and the fact that the escape went unnoticed for nearly eight hours. Craig Lawson retired in February 2025 as a lieutenant from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. “Staffing is very low. Of course, every sheriff’s office in the state is very low.

3 weeks ago | fox8live.com | Stephen Stock |Dannah Kirby |Jon Turnipseed

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Fox 8 investigation finds millions of dollars meant for local schools and drainage projects sitting unused and untouched in an escrow account. While records from last December show the City of New Orleans collected $2,469,535.81 from traffic camera fines sitting in escrow, a top city official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, tells Fox 8 investigators that number has ballooned past $4 million.