Two months after ten inmates escape from the Orleans Parish jail, an inmate is released by mistake. Sheriff Susan Hutson says the erroneous release of 30-year-old Khalil Bryan was the result of a clerical misidentification.

Cut 8 (11) “…the verification process.”

Hutson says there will be an investigation, and disciplinary action will be forthcoming. Bryan remains on the loose.

First, there was John Fleming. Then came Blake Miguez. Now, you can add Eric Skrmetta to the growing list of Republicans challenging Bill Cassidy for the Republican Senate nomination. The New Orleans-area public service commissioner announced his candidacy Friday. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says job number one for Skrmetta is to introduce himself to voters around the entire state.

Cut 4 (08) “…a viable candidate.”

Nine southeast Louisiana parishes were approved to receive 17 million dollars in hazard mitigation funding. Kace Kieschnick reports.

Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.”

If you have a state tax refund owed to you, you have until September 6th to claim it before the money goes into unclaimed property. The Department of Revenue says it owes nearly 18-thousand taxpayers almost 17-million dollars. Just a reminder that money transferred to unclaimed property is not forfeited – it still belongs to the rightful owner and not the state.