Benedict Willard News Today

Two teenagers accused of killing a woman who was delivering groceries to her in-laws more than three years ago pleaded guilty this week to manslaughter and armed robbery.

Lawrence Hecker, 92, has been charged with first-degree rape, among other crimes.

Lawrence Hecker, the retired New Orleans priest accused of raping and kidnapping a teenager nearly 50 years ago, may be too ill to stand trial next month, his attorneys argued

Two previous judges recused themselves, citing potential conflicts in the murder case against Jenee Pedesclaux, 32.

Gerald Barnes, who was accused in an Easter day shootout in Gentilly that killed one man and injured another, pleaded guilty on Monday to discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Lawrence Hecker is charged with one count each of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature, first-degree rape and theft of $500 or more.

A former Orleans Parish jail guard is required to serve three years of active probation for smuggling drugs into the facility in June, the Orleans Parish Sheriffs Office said Wednesday.

Since that missed opportunity, the landscape is changing. The New Orleans Police Department is now using ankle monitor data to retrace the steps of suspects.

A federal lawsuit alleging retired Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Laurie White sexually harassed and retaliated against a former employee has been dismissed with prejudice.

Lawrence Hecker is charged with aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft in the nearly 50-year-old crime.