2025 Sheriff Primary Candidates by Issue

Read BGR’s Issue Summaries and Questions, and How the Candidates Responded (Alphabetical by Last Name)

2025 Sheriff Primary Candidates by Name

Complete BGR Survey Responses, Alphabetical by Candidate’s Last Name

Orleans sheriff candidates mull jail management at public forums

Candidates for sheriff are laying out plans to take charge of the Orleans Parish jail, offering their visions for...

Louisiana Considered: How LSU prospects fared in MLB draft; ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’; pre-jailbreak problems at Orleans Parish Justice Center

Day 2 of the MLB draft wrapped up Monday, and now several Louisiana college ballplayers know where they’ll be...

Robert Collins: What will the mass jailbreak mean for municipal elections in New Orleans?

On May 16, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Prison through a hole cut in the wall. Even...

Fixing the New Orleans jail and preventing more brownouts: 7am hour

* BGR released a report with recommendations on how to improve the New Orleans jail. Let’s break it down...

Around 160 locks need replacing at Orleans jail, AG estimates

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill toured the Orleans Justice Center jail on Wednesday (May 21)...

New Orleans sheriff Susan Hutson suspends reelection campaign, says jailbreak was ‘failure’

Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the New Orleans jail from which 10 inmates escaped last week, suspended her reelection...

Government watchdog BGR issues recommendations to improve Orleans Parish jail operations; Sen. Cassidy weighs in on escape

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Amid the search for the remaining New Orleans jail escapees, a government watchdog released a...

Jailbreak Should Spur Sheriff and City to Tackle Jail’s Needs

Public outrage over the brazen escape of 10 men from the Orleans Parish jail is a clear call for...