NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans’ former top plumbing official pled guilty Thursday to stealing more than $100,000 from the Sewerage & Water Board by pocketing the fees plumbers had to pay for job permits.

After the FBI raided the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board Plumbing Department on Nov. 5, City Hall blocked the head of that department, Jay Arnold, from receiving permits to repair and install gas ...

After the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office acknowledged water leaks and shut-offs at the jail over Memorial Day weekend, the sheriff said Wednesday that the lockup continues to experience "significant ...

The Orleans Parish jail is pictured in New Orleans on Friday, May 16, 2025.(Brett Duke /The Advocate via AP) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans jail that gained national attention for a brazen escape ...

Faulty plumbing work dating to the construction of the decade-old Orleans Parish jail caused recent – and ongoing – pipe leaks that caused the facility to flood last week, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's ...

AND ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK. WELL, TONIGHT, JAIL OFFICIALS RAISING THE RED FLAG ABOUT THOSE TWO ESCAPEES STILL ON THE LOOSE. BUT INSIDE THE JAIL, INMATES RAISING RED FLAGS OF THEIR OWN TO THEIR ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Crews are working at the Orleans Justice Center as flooding from “severe plumbing failures” threaten operations and raise evacuation concerns as hurricane season approaches.

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans jail that gained national attention for a brazen escape by 10 inmates earlier this month is experiencing “significant flooding” from “ongoing and severe plumbing failures ...