Louisiana Politics

Louisiana Supreme Court deals blow to child abuse survivors

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | Capitol News Bureau Editor

Supreme Court: The Louisiana Supreme Court dealt a major blow to possibly hundreds of survivors of child sexual abuse – and a win for the Catholic Church – when it deemed unconstitutional a 3-year window for filing legal claims, John Simerman reports.

Immigration: Since the government formalized its process for granting deportation protections to immigrant whistleblowers, some 1,000 immigrant workers have been protected, the feds say. But Louisiana and Mississippi workers say many have not, James Finn reports.

LA election results: Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Katie Bernhardt lost her bid Saturday to serve on her party's governing panel -- but still plans to run again as party chair, Tyler Bridges reports. Meanwhile, Derek Babcock, the presumptive state Republican Party chair, was elected to the GOP's governing board.

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Numbers to Know

500 people have filed claims related to alleged clergy abuse in the Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy case

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The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Friday ruled against a state law that lets survivors sue regardless of when their abuse happened

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That means many who have filed agains the church may not get legal relief

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Survivors' attorneys have vowed to appeal

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Source: Louisiana Supreme Court

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