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<p>A New Orleans prison is on lockdown Friday after a group of 11 inmates escaped confinement, according to local authorities, who told reporters the escapees should be considered armed and dangerous.</p>
<figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/682776f75d0d3b13b2191bd7/At-Least-10-Killed-In-New-Orleans-After-Truck-Plows-Into-Crowd-On-Bourbon-St/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2823&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1882" alt="At Least 10 Killed In New Orleans After Truck Plows Into Crowd On Bourbon St" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion classname="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text" role="button">Local and state law enforcement officials have begun a search for the escapees. (Photo by Chris <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... More</span><span class="expanded-caption"> Graythen/Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>Getty Images</small></figcaption></figure>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said in a news conference Friday the Orleans Parish jail was on full lockdown following the escape, which was discovered after a routine headcount was conducted at 8:30 a.m. local time.</p>  </div> <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>A search is underway for the escapees, according to a <a href="https://x.com/SheriffHutson/status/1923424360750026931" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://x.com/SheriffHutson/status/1923424360750026931" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://x.com/SheriffHutson/status/1923424360750026931" aria-label="statement">statement</a> from Hutson.</p>  </div>


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The escape took place early Friday morning around midnight, prompting a full lockdown of the Orleans Parish Prison.{ai:summary}<p>A New Orleans prison is on lockdown after 11 inmates escaped, prompting a search by local and state law enforcement. The escape was discovered during a routine headcount. Authorities have warned that the escapees are considered armed and dangerous. </p><p>#crime</p>

11 Inmates Escape New Orleans Jail—Considered Armed And Dangerous

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