Drzymala is representing more than 350 parishioners who signed parish mandates as part of the formal appeal. As procurator, he acts as their voice in all communications with the bishop and the Vatican ...

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As a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico threatens the Louisiana coast with heavy rains and the potential for flooding, local ...

Below is a parish-by-parish list of sandbag locations ahead of potential flooding from a tropical disturbance this week.

Parish officials across Southeast Louisiana are monitoring the incoming storm approaching the Gulf with the potential to ...

The Catholic religious order to which the Rev. Freddy Washington belongs says the allegations against him are ...