Two New Orleans area women accused of helping some of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail were arrested this week, according to the Louisiana State Police.

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The most bets, totaling £1,031 ($1,386), were placed on Vanburen, while the fewest, at £297 ($399), went on Groves. On Tuesday, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed Sterling Williams, a 33-year-old employee at the Orleans Justice Center, had been arrested as they investigate whether he aided the 10 men in their escape.

Five inmates are on the lam after escaping a New Orleans jail. Some of those closest to the crimes are on edge, but other residents are unafraid.

The 17-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to the fatal New Orleans shooting of Jacob Carter, a co-founder of the Tacoma business Howdy Bagel, was sentenced Monday to 26 years in prison.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail where 10 inmates escaped last week, announced Tuesday that she is suspending her reelection campaign, just hours after fielding tough questions from local leaders at a tense city council meeting.

NFL owners voted to keep the Tush Push during Wednesday's spring meeting. New Orleans Saints coach Kellen Moore will be able to run the play still.

Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, sparking a massive search for the group.