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Crime · New Orleans

Former New Orleans priest, 93, is sentenced to life in prison for raping boy decades ago

58% Center coverage: 19 sources

A judge sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest Wednesday to spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a teenage boy decades ago.See the Story

Corruption · New Orleans

New Orleans insists its police department is ready to end federal oversight. Not all are convinced

74% Center coverage: 15 sources

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department, plagued for decades by corruption, is pushing to finally end more than a decade of federal oversight, amid lingering memories of a 1994 murder ordered by a crooked cop and an attempted cover-up in the 2005 killing of unarmed civilians. Department critics are expected to voice opposition to lifting court-ordered federal oversight at a hearing Tuesday in federal court, likely raising concerns b…See the Story

Facebook · New Orleans

Causeway Bridge closed after 11-car crash

78% Center coverage: 9 sources

The Causeway Police Department is urging drivers to avoid the Causeway bridge after multiple crashes Tuesday morning.See the Story

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