Meanwhile, court records on Friday revealed more details on the help they received on the outside, while authorities revealed a previous escape attempt by three inmates from the same jail pod on May 1...

Three Orleans Parish jail inmates staged an unsuccessful escape attempt through the ceiling of pod 1D roughly two weeks before the 10-person jailbreak via its toilet on May 16, court records show.

The escape spread anxiety through one of America’s most beloved tourist cities, opening new wounds for victims’ relatives and forcing some into hiding.