The documents paint the picture of abuse from about a dozen victims of a former New Orleans priest, Lawrence Hecker.

NEW ORLEANS — In the case of serial child molester and retired Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker, the cover-up failed.

A joint WWL Louisiana/Guardian investigation exposed secret Catholic church files that prove the Archdiocese knew one of its priests was a serial child molester ...

Father Lawrence Hecker’s trial was repeatedly delayed this year amid Hecker’s ill health and uncertainty over his mental ...

I am a victim, survivor and now advocate for the many victims and survivors of clergy abuse. I, like many others, was abused ...

Lawrence Hecker, who left the ministry in 2002, had been scheduled to stand trial Tuesday. Hecker’s eyes were focused on the ...

Lawrence will send two high school football players to Division I teams this year. Lawrence High School quarterback Banks Bowen signed with the University of Tulsa, and Free State linebacker ...

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The rebel leader who helped oust the Assad regime calls on countries to hand over “criminals” who fled Syria. A new caretaker prime minister warns that the country faces a dire financial ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — The fungus that causes coffee wilt disease repeatedly took up segments of DNA from a related fungal pathogen, which contributed to successive ... Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza ...