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Crime · New Orleans

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

50% Center coverage: 24 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

Parade · New Orleans

New Orleans police arrest another suspect in parade mass shootings

66% Center coverage: 12 sources

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police arrested a man suspected in one of the mass shootings that broke out within one hour of each other during a large parade on Nov. 17, authorities said Wednesday. The suspect and another person were arguing before the two began shooting at each other, injuring nine bystanders and Harris, according to a statement from the New Orleans Police Department. The man was detained last week. The suspect, who had been o…See the Story

Parade · New Orleans

A traditional send-off in New Orleans for an innovative brass band musician

54% Center coverage: 11 sources

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Blaring trumpets and joyful voices resounded in a New Orleans neighborhood this week as about 100 people marched in honor of John “Prince” Gilbert, a key member of innovative brass bands that have become an important part of the city’s music scene over the past several decades. Gilbert, who died last weekend, played the saxophone for Rebirth Brass Band, which has been a favorite in New Orleans since the 1980s. The band is know…See the Story

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