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Mental competency hearing delayed for US priest charged with raping teen
Lawrence Hecker is charged with raping teenager after strangling him in 1975 in a New Orleans...
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Doctor to say if New Orleans priest with rape charges is competent to stand trial
Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker, 92, was evaluated by psychiatrist after defense attorneys said he’s too sick...
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Pigs don’t fly: Louisiana piglet rescued after being thrown in Mardi Gras
Lieutenant governor ‘pardons’ animal and Republican local politician adopts it after it’s saved in New OrleansA...
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US dentist may lose eye after allegedly getting stabbed in face by ex-patient
Louisiana police papers say Sharon Stewart went into Dr Katie Tran’s office and attacked her and...
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Death, guns and ‘corrupt cop’ claims: saga that gripped New Orleans reaches its end
The verdict in the manslaughter trial over the 2016 death of Saints star Will Smith brings...
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New Orleans man found guilty of manslaughter for 2016 killing of former NFL player
Cardell Hayes faces up to 40 years in prison for the shooting after a traffic altercation...