2 inmates still at large after 4 escape from Louisiana jail

Two young men are still at large after escaping from a Louisiana jail, according to local authorities.

A manhunt is still on for two young men who broke out of a Louisiana jail after two other escapees were found hiding in a dumpster behind a Dollar General store, authorities said. The four inmates, all being held in connection with violent crimes, escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail north of New Orleans, according to a Facebook post from Sheriff Daniel Edwards. Two were taken into custody Monday morning, and authorities are searching for the other two. Authorities believe two inmates left the facility Saturday afternoon and the other two left Sunday afternoon, Jimmy Travis, chief of operations for the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, said at a Monday news conference. The sheriff’s office did not learn the inmates had escaped until Sunday afternoon, when a “concerned citizen” contacted the warden and reported two of the escapees had come to a relative’s house looking for a “place to stay,” Jail administrators then realized a total of four inmates were missing. “The four inmates were able to escape the perimeter fence of the Parish Jail while participating in their recreation time on the yard,” the sheriff said.