A 70-year-old Pontchatoula man was arrested for falsely claiming an inmate escaped from Tangipahoa Parish Jail, authorities said.

Tra’Von Johnson. Authorities said Johnson was awaiting trial for his connection to a 2022 home invasion near Hammond that left one man dead and a child injured.

Authorities in Louisiana are looking for an inmate who escaped jail for the second time in a year after a member of the public tipped them off Thursday.. Tra’Von Johnson, 19, was awaiting trial ...

Tra’Von Johnson, 19, escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail — over an hour’s drive northwest of New Orleans — on Thursday afternoon, police say.

Tra’Von Johnson, 19, was awaiting trial in Tangipahoa Parish Jail for his alleged role in a 2022 Hammond-area home invasion where a man was killed and his child was injured, according to the ...