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New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday

The Independent UK

Lawyer says worker accused of helping New Orleans jailbreak was unclogging toilet, not aiding escape

A lawyer for a worker charged with aiding the New Orleans jailbreak by 10 prisoners says the employee shut off water to unclog a toilet, not to allow the men to cut the pipe to open an escape route

The Independent UK

New Orleans Police Secretly Used Prohibited Facial Recognition Surveillance for Years

Although the AI-generated surveillance of the public has been paused, the program continues to send automatic alerts to the Louisiana State Police and federal authorities.

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New Orleans clergy abuse survivor and his family devise anti-grooming bill

Tim Gioe was abused by a priest as a child. Now his state senator father-in-law is pushing a bill to stop the grooming of kids for exploitation

The Guardian - US

Men who escaped New Orleans jail had hourslong head start before staff knew they were gone

Days after 10 men escaped from a New Orleans jail by crawling through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall, five have apprehended and five remain at large

The Independent UK

Maintenance worker arrested for aiding New Orleans jail escape says inmate threatened to ‘shank’ him

Jail worker Sterling Williams, 33, charged with malfeasance over assisting escape

The Independent UK

Film festival to premiere clergy sex abuse documentary partly based on Guardian reporting

God As My Witness details priest’s relationship with teen who later killed himself and other abuse allegations

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A New Orleans sheriff's office staffer has been arrested following the escape of 10 jail inmates

Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee following the escape of 10 inmates

The Independent UK

New Orleans jail maintenance worker arrested on allegations he helped 10 inmates escape

Investigators arrested Sterling Williams, who allegedly admitted he turned water off to toilet covering hole in wall

The Guardian - US

Sheriff says 'defective' locks were a key factor in Louisiana jailbreak by 10 men

The sheriff who oversees the New Orleans jail where 10 men escaped last week says defective locks were a key factor in the jailbreak

The Independent UK

New Orleans used Minority Report-like facial recognition software to monitor citizens for crime suspects: Report

Police in Louisiana city have now paused the facial recognition program amid backlash over privacy concerns

The Independent UK

Manhunt for escaped New Orleans inmates escalates as seven remain at large

Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick warned that the fugitives are dangerous but also urged the public ‘not to panic’

The Independent UK

Critics blast hourslong gap before officials disclosed 10 inmates' escape from New Orleans jail

At least a dozen law enforcement agencies are searching for seven of the 10 men who broke out of a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall

The Independent UK

New Orleans Fugitives Leave Note Taunting Jailers After Escaping Through Wall Behind Toilet: 'To Easy LoL'

Ten inmates escaped a New Orleans jail through a hole behind a toilet, mocking guards with graffiti as they fled, prompting a multi-agency manhunt and internal investigation into potential staff involvement.

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The Guardian - US

Seven men still on the run after New Orleans jailbreak

Total of 10 men escaped from hole behind toilet in cell; authorities are investigating whether they had inside help

Evening Standard

‘To Easy LOL’: Seven inmates on the run after Shawshank Redemption-style jailbreak from New Orleans prison

The audacious escape saw ten men flee Orleans Justice Centre in Louisiana through a hole behind a toilet

The Independent UK

Busted doors, cut bars, and a hole behind the toilet: Everything we know with 2 inmates still on the run after Louisiana jail escape

Three people have been arrested in connection with New Orleans jailbreak

The Independent UK

Sheriff says there are indications 10 inmates who escaped New Orleans jail had inside help

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson says there are indications that the ten inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail received help in their escape from people in the department

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The Guardian - US

Ten people break out of New Orleans jail, including man convicted of killings

Local, state and federal officials launch ‘full-scale’ search and warn people who escaped are ‘armed and dangerous’

The Guardian - US

A New Orleans man with a history of violent allegations killed his neighbor – now a family seeks justice for their son

Leroy Stelly Jr shot Richie Smith dead in 2023 but was never charged. Now Smith’s mother and father have unearthed Stelly’s brutal past and are asking police for justice

The Independent UK

Former doctor lived with mummified corpse of her 600lb son for nine months

New Orleans cops found the body in a fly-infested house with chickens wandering around

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Checking out the 2025 NFL schedule from a week-by-week view.

Capital & Main

Is Trump Bad for Nurses?

In their third walkout, New Orleans nurses face a drawn-out contract fight. Observers say the president's policies aren't helping.

The Conversation

Pope Leo XIV’s link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship and migration

Early coverage of Pope Leo XIV has explored the first American pontiff’s Chicago upbringing, as well as the many years he spent in Peru, first as a missionary and then as a bishop.

The Sports Daily

Saints Sign Fourth Quarterback After Derek Carr Retirement

In the wake of Derek Carr's retirement, the New Orleans Saints have signed rookie quarterback Hunter Dekkers.

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