Maintenance worker accused of helping Orleans Parish Jail inmate break out
Former Orleans Parish Prison Worker Arrested Following Inmate Escape A maintenance worker at Orleans Parish Prison was taken into custody on Friday in connection with the escape of ten inmates from the facility. Sterling Williams, 33, faces charges related to ten counts of simple escape and misconduct, according to a statement from Attorney General Liz […]
Ex-FBI agent suggests Orleans Parish Jail employees probably helped 10 inmates escape
Investigation into Orleans Parish Jail Escape A former FBI agent, who has a decade of experience in tracking down fugitives, believes that an employee at the Orleans Parish Jail likely had knowledge of and possibly assisted a significant escape involving ten inmates last Friday. Scott Duffy, with 22 years at the FBI, emphasizes that such […]
Republican wins mayoral race in deep-blue Louisiana parish
A Republican political newcomer just defeated a Democratic incumbent mayor in one of Louisiana's bluest parishes. Last month, eight candidates threw their hats into the ring in the East Baton Rouge Parish mayoral race. open primary. Among them were two-term incumbent mayor and president, Democrat Sharon Weston Bloom, and Republican Emile “Sid” Edwards, a political […]
UES parish jumps gun with secret demolition
According to information obtained by The Washington Post, the Upper East Side parish carried out nighttime demolition of the church without a permit in an attempt to sell the property. Kalman Csany, a lay trustee for St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, and neighbors noticed workers removing items, including religious relics, from the shuttered church at […]