The sheriff warned the public Friday not to engage with or approach the inmates, who should be considered armed and dangerous.

Ten inmates escaped a New Orleans jail after breaching a wall behind a toilet and possibly having help, the local sheriff said Friday. So far only two of the men have been found. “We have indication that these detainees received assistance in their escape from individuals inside of our department,

Multiple inmates have escaped from the the Orleans Parish Jail in New Orleans, Louisiana, police said May 16. Officials at the city jail discovered that inmates were missing during a "routine headcount" conducted Friday morning, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office's said in a statement.