New Orleans sheriff waited nearly a week to have the scene of a 10-man jailbreak processed for evidence by crime lab technicians, and then did so only at the behest of the district attorney, according to Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams.

Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on Thursday – one who allegedly gave food to an escapee and another who was suspected to have been “in contact via phone” with one of the former prisoners.

Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States.

A man was reportedly shot during an armed robbery in New Orleans East on Thursday morning, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Just before 10:30 a.m., emergency services were called to a home in the 4600 block of Lancelot Drive for a report of a "man down," police said.

Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams scorched Sheriff Susan Hutson for failing to order an investigation into the crime scene where 10 inmates escaped from jail.

Cortnie Harris, 32, and Corvanntay Baptiste, 38, join prison worker Sterling Williams, 33, in being charged over the shocking escape plot.

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