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Louisiana lawmakers call for Orleans Parish sheriff to resign after jail escapes
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State representatives called on Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hudson to resign after 10 inmates escaped from a local jail; officials said six remained at large and state and federal agencies are assisting recapture efforts.
Two Louisiana House members used floor time Monday to criticize Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hudson and to call for her resignation after a recent jail break that freed 10 inmates, six of whom had not been recaptured at the time of the comments.
Representative Amy Adato Freeman, who said she had conducted media interviews about the incident, called the sheriff’s leadership “incompetent” and urged her to step down. Representative (first name not given in transcript)…
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