As the manhunt for the remaining escaped New Orleans inmates continues, Sheriff Susan Hutson has been in the spotlight as local and state officials question how such a large jailbreak was possible and some call for her resignation.

Embattled Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson announced on Wednesday that she is suspending her reelection campaign in the wake of a mass jailbreak.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has announced that she is temporarily suspending her campaign for re-election.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson will pause her campaign for reelection amid an ongoing jailbreak manhunt and calls for her resignation, her office confirmed Tuesday evening.

Louisiana state Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman is calling for Sheriff Susan Hutson to resign, saying funding issues don’t excuse last week’s jailbreak. Maintenance worker Sterling Williams was arrested for helping 10 inmates escape by turning off water to a cell,

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Embattled Orleans Parish Susan Hutson announced Tuesday evening (May 20) that she is “temporarily” suspending her campaign for re-election this fall.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff’s office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape.

Judge Africk is overseeing a long-standing consent decree mandating sweeping reforms at the Orleans Justice Center.