The 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN.

Nearly a week after 10 inmates opened a faulty cell door inside a city jail and moved the toilet to squeeze through a hole, five remain on the lam. The police superintendent has said most of the fugitives were likely still in the city as more than 200 law enforcement personnel work to find them.

Authorities announced that a fourth inmate has been apprehended after escaping from a New Orleans jail on Friday with 6 other inmates.

The U.S. Justice Department dropped a three-year civil rights investigation of Louisiana State Police on Wednesday.

A fourth person in Louisiana has been arrested and charged with helping the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail last week, state police announced late Thursday.

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ARCADIA, La. (KSLA) - On May 21, at about 10:50 p.m., troopers from Louisiana State Police (LSP) responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 80 near Louisiana Highway 9. David Gardner, 32, was killed in the crash.

Louisiana State Police said that around 2:30 a.m., state Rep. Kyle M. Green was arrested in Marrero. He is facing charges of DWI and child endangerment.