Julia Guilbeau

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Julia Guilbeau

Convicted killer Derrick Groves is considered one of the most high-profile inmates of the 10 who escaped the Orleans Parish jail overnight Friday. The 27-year-old, who was still at large Wednesday afternoon, is linked to the killings of four people in the New Orleans metro. He's convicted of to two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder, and he has pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter in separate cases.

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Julia Guilbeau |James Finn

The New Orleans City Council is meeting Tuesday morning to hold a public hearing in the aftermath of a brazen Orleans Parish jail escape that saw 10 inmates break out of the 9-year-old facility. Officials from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, Orleans Parish Communications District, New Orleans Police Department, New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and Louisiana State Police are all set to appear before city councilmembers.

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Julia Guilbeau

A citywide manhunt for the men who broke out of the Orleans Parish jail on Friday has entered its fifth day, with four of the 10 escapees now recaptured and an Orleans Parish maintenance worker jailed for allegedly helping facilitate the escape. The brazen jailbreak — all captured on surveillance video — has gone viral around the world, prompting executive orders targeting jail operations from Gov. Jeff Landry and an investigation run by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.

2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Julia Guilbeau

As a small army of law enforcement agents nabbed their fourth New Orleans jail escapee on Monday, a federal official warned it could take months to round all five remaining men up — an outcome that an expert said is almost all but certain.

3 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Julia Guilbeau

The historic Nottoway Resort in White Castle, a former plantation home and the  largest remaining antebellum mansion in the U.S. South, burned to the ground Thursday as flames engulfed the 160-year-old building and its storied — and painful — past. The cause of the fire was still unknown by Friday morning, but officials said it started in the building's south wing before spreading to the main house. Iberville Parish president Chris Daigle said the mansion was a total loss.