| BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Vindicated: A woman who had been sexually abused through her childhood, only to have her family not believe her, watched last week as a Jefferson Parish jury convicted her attacker after a three-day trial. Michelle Hunter spoke to the woman, who publicly told her story for the first time.
Underwater grave: A mystery nearly 80 years in the making as been solved. A Japanese scientist discovered the remains of the USS Albacore, a submarine that hit a mine in 1944, and the two New Orleans sailors who went down with it, Mark Schleifstein reports.
Restaurant redux: Two notable New Orleans restaurants that closed in recent years are having their next acts, dining writer Ian McNulty reports. “Down does not necessarily mean out,” he writes. For even more food and drink coverage, please sign up for our Where NOLA Eats newsletter.
A visit from the king (of rock and roll): The announcement that the Homer Plessy Community School would be moved out of the French Quarter – which was later rescinded, sort of – prompted contributing writer Mike Scott to dig into the site’s history, and an obscure rock 'n roll connection.
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