Long stays, broken locks at Orleans jail. And the Mississippi River's reckoning.

By JESSICA WILLIAMS | Metro editor ​ ​ ​

Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines.

Inmate escape: Three of the 10 men who escaped the Orleans Parish jail Friday had sat in the jail for nearly two years or longer, records show. The search continued Saturday for seven escapees. More: 

• A single deputy was reportedly on a meal break when the brazen escape happened just after midnight. 
• It was the largest escape ever at the nine-year-old lockup. 
• The escape comes months after federal monitors warned of "systemic deficiencies" at the facility. 

Mighty Mississippi: Decades of human interference with the Mississippi River's course has left south Louisiana vulnerable, Mike Smith reports. Here's what to know. 

Insurance crisis: A year after Louisiana passed policies meant to tamp down on skyrocketing home insurance premiums, property owners are still feeling the squeeze, Sam Karlin reports. 

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