The Latest: Compromise reached in New Orleans jail battle

NEW ORLEANS – The Latest on the battle over who will run troubled New Orleans jail (all times local):

8:45 a.m.

A compromise has been announced in federal court in New Orleans that will keep the local sheriff in charge of the city’s long-troubled jail.

The judge in the case made the announcement Tuesday morning.

In April, lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department and inmate advocates asked U.S. District Judge Lance Africk to appoint a federal “receiver” to run the lockup. They cited Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s slow progress in implementing reforms required in a 2012 lawsuit settlement. Gusman blamed the problems on a lack of funding from the city.

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4:40 a.m.

The battle over control of the troubled New Orleans jail may be coming to an end.

Tuesday morning testimony has been cancelled in the federal court case over whether Sheriff Marlin Gusman should continue to run the jail. Gusman has scheduled a morning news conference and a congressional supporter of the sheriff says a compromise has been reached that will avoid a federal takeover.

Details may be forthcoming at a status conference set for the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Lance Africk. In April, lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department and inmate advocates asked Africk to appoint a federal “receiver” to run the lockup. They cited Gusman’s slow progress in implementing reforms required in a 2012 lawsuit settlement. Gusman blamed the problems on a lack of funding from the city.