BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — Earlier today, Governor Landry issued an executive order, mandating an immediate and aggressive response across multiple state agencies to address a major breach at the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility (OPCF).

With five escaped inmates still at large, the Louisiana governor wants to prioritize public safety.

“Our criminal justice system is a three-legged bar stool. If one fails, the whole system collapses. This brings us to where we are today—New Orleans willingly handed the jail keys to those leaders who vowed to keep criminals OUT of jail. Sadly, it worked,” Landry said. “However, the State will not sit idly by. We are taking immediate, decisive action to ensure that this never happens again. The people of Louisiana deserve not only transparency and accountability, but also a justice system that is unyielding in its commitment to public safety—and our Executive Order demands it. Enough is enough.”

The Governor’s Executive Order:

• The Inspector General will oversee audits of case files
• Department of Corrections (DOC) will review OPCF operations for compliance with jail standards.
• All DOC inmates in OPCF will be relocated to state-run facilities.
• The Louisiana Supreme Court is asked to continue reviewing the Orleans Criminal Court, and the Judiciary Commission is asked to assess judicial performance in high-crime parishes.
• Court clerks are requested to document continuance requests, and judges are urged to address unnecessary delays.
• The Metropolitan Crime Commission is requested to develop a system to track cases from arrest to conviction.
• Lastly, the Attorney General will lead the investigation, with full cooperation from state agencies.

Watch Governor Landry sign the Executive Order here.

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