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Losing Faith

Hecker bond hearing set for Wednesday, Sept. 27

David Hammer

Landry responds to WWL-TV story about accused fraudster's donation to his campaign

Louisiana front-runner candidate for governor, Jeff Landry, won't say if he'll return the donation
David Hammer

Landry responds to WWL-TV story about accused fraudster's donation to his campaign

The candidate for governor won't say if he'll return the donation
Crime

Archdiocese turns over records on accused priest Lawrence Hecker to Orleans District Attorney

It’s the first time that law enforcement has made moves to expose secret records the Archdiocese has fought to protect for decades.
Crime

Why it took 48 years to charge a Catholic priest with rape

“Very shortly thereafter, my client reported this to the school,” the alleged victim’s attorney said. But retired priest Lawrence Hecker faced no consequences.
Mike Perlstein

'What a privilege' – Original vendor takes the reins at St. Roch Market

Last month, the iconic city-owned St. Roch Market was on the verge of closing, the victim of empty food stalls, slow business and maintenance issues.
Crime

Retired priest Hecker pleads not guilty; gets $800k bond for rape, kidnapping charges

Hecker pled not guilty to all four counts of aggravated rape, kidnapping, crime against nature and theft charges in court Wednesday morning.
Losing Faith

Retired priest Hecker pleads not guilty; gets $800k bond

Hecker turns 92 on Thursday, and he’ll likely have to spend his birthday in jail. He sat in an orange jumpsuit and yellow handcuffs for his arraignment Wednesday.
Investigations

Losing Faith: The Church Sex Abuse Scandal

Here is a list of the stories from our ongoing series about claims of abuse by Catholic clergy and how the Archdiocese of New Orleans has handled them.
Losing Faith

Retired priest Hecker pleads not guilty; gets $800k bond

Retired Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker made his first appearance in court 5 days after he turned himself in to Orleans jail on aggravated rape and other charges.
Investigations

Ad questions accused fraudster's donation to Landry

The ad focuses on a donation to Landry’s campaign by Zach Moseley, who had already been accused of what the ad calls “the largest insurance fraud in La. history."
David Hammer

Ad questions accused fraudster's donation to Landry

The ad focuses on a donation to Landry’s campaign by Zach Moseley, who had already been accused of what the ad calls “the largest insurance fraud in La. history."