From left, candidates for Orleans Parish sheriff include Edwin Shorty Jr., incumbent Susan Hutson and Michelle Woodfork.

A deputy was assaulted by an inmate Sunday during an incident inside the New Orleans jail, according to the Orleans Parish ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said a deputy was assaulted by an inmate inside the Orleans Justice Center ...

An OPSO deputy was assaulted by an inmate at the Orleans Justice Center, leading to hospitalization and a potential for ...

NEW ORLEANS — Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson is officially jumping back into the race for re-election. Hutson tells WWL ...

According to OPSO officials, the incident happened on Sunday, July 13, inside the Orleans Justice Center. Details of the incident were not released but OPSO officials said the situation was quickly ...

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson speaks to members of the media during a news conference in New Orleans on Friday, May 16, 2025. Ten inmates escaped from the jail early Friday morning.

Hutson paused her campaign shortly after the escapes. She touted her record her Thursday night (7/10) relaunch, pointing to progress on the office’s federal consent decree and federal recognition for ...

New Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson arrives for a City Council meeting on Tuesday, after 10 inmates escaped Friday from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans.

Hutson claims that the BRASS system does not meet the operational or compliance needs of the sheriff's office, but she said ...

A Louisiana law that creates criminal penalties for local law enforcement officers who do not fully cooperate with federal ...

A deputy at the Orleans Justice Center was assaulted by an inmate Sunday (July 13), according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s ...