Sensing vulnerability, opponents lined up to challenge Sheriff Susan Hutson, who struggled to raise money and sustain political relationships. Then came last week's jailbreak.

The Louisiana authorities are still searching for five of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center last week.

The 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN.

New Orleans has made strides over Cantrell's eight-year term. But its leaders have struggled with other challenges.

The Washington Post investigation published this week reported that New Orleans police were using Project N.O.L.A.'s network of facial recognition cameras to monitor the streets for wanted suspects over the past two years in ways that appeared "out of step" with the local ordinance.

New Orleans deactivates school zone traffic systems for summer and announces a revenue sharing agreement for traffic camera proceeds.

Summers may be brutal in New Orleans, but even the most heat-adverse among us occasionally need to get out into nature for a little while. Thankfully, the New Orleans area is home to a ton of parks and other open spaces that can be enjoyed all summer long.