New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse
May 21, 2025, 4:28 PM | Updated: 4:32 pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday.
The archdiocese, its parishes and several insurers will pay $179.2 million into a trust to benefit survivors, according to a statement by the committee that negotiated the agreement.
The money will be distributed after the church emerges from bankruptcy, it said.
