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

WWL Louisiana and The Guardian obtained exclusive would-be testimony from court documents after the priest pleaded guilty ...

Just as the trial of former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker was set to begin Tuesday morning, he pleaded guilty to ...

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

Former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 4 on charges handed down by the Orleans Parish ...

A 93-year-old New Orleans priest accused of raping and kidnapping a young boy nearly 50 years ago has pleaded guilty to all ...

A disgraced 93-year-old New Orleans priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving the sexual assault of a teenage boy in ...

A Kenner mother has been arrested after two children were allegedly found to have cocaine in their system. Just as the trial ...

A former New Orleans priest accused of rape and kidnapping entered a guilty plea ahead of his expected trial Tuesday. Retired ...

Lawrence Hecker ’s decision in New Orleans’ criminal courthouse prevented the victim from telling a jury that his high school ...

Lawrence Hecker, who was indicted last year on charges related to a sexual assault in the 1970s, pleaded guilty on Tuesday ...