Ten inmates escaped from Orleans Parish Jail; three have been captured, and seven remain at large.

The inmates tampered with a locked cell door, exited through a hole in a wall behind a toilet, fled through a loading dock door, and scaled the perimeter wall using blankets to protect themselves from barbed wire before escaping across an interstate.

Authorities suspect internal assistance due to security lapses, and the Orleans Parish Sheriff acknowledged that the escape was coordinated and that detainees received help from inside the department.

The FBI is involved in the ongoing search, offering rewards for information, and local law enforcement agencies are actively seeking public help in locating the seven inmates still at large.

Flawed locks and staffing issues were acknowledged by Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson as contributing to the security lapses that allowed the escape.