Diocese record · Louisiana

Archdiocese of New Orleans

A federal judge approved a $230 million settlement in December 2025 ending the archdiocese’s five-year bankruptcy, paying an estimated 600 abuse survivors. Louisiana’s lookback window for older claims remains open through June 14, 2027.

People's Justice Accountability DeskFacts verified Jul 12, 20263 sources

Filing window status

Louisiana’s childhood sexual abuse “lookback” window — upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court in June 2024 and extended by lawmakers — remains open through June 14, 2027, allowing survivors to file regardless of how long ago the abuse occurred. The archdiocese also resolved the claims filed in its bankruptcy. A free, confidential review can confirm your deadline.

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The record

Key Facts

Fact 01

$230 million settlement

Source: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, EDLA — approved Dec. 8, 2025

Fact 02

~600 claimants compensated

Source: NOLA.com / CNN, Dec. 2025

Fact 03

500+ credible claims vs. 300+ clergy

Source: NOLA.com, 2024

Fact 04

LA lookback window open through June 14, 2027

Source: La. Supreme Court (2024) + legislative extension

What is documented

The Allegations

More than 500 survivors filed credible claims against more than 300 priests and deacons. The nation’s second-oldest Catholic diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2020 amid mounting abuse claims.

The full account

The Record

The Archdiocese of New Orleans, the second-oldest Catholic diocese in the United States, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2020 amid mounting clergy abuse claims. Over the following years, more than 500 survivors filed credible claims against more than 300 priests and deacons.

On December 8, 2025, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Meredith Grabill approved a $230 million settlement ending the bankruptcy and paying an estimated 600 claimants. The plan also requires binding child-protection reforms, a survivor seat on the archdiocese’s review board, outside monitoring, and a public archive of long-withheld abuse documents.

Separately, the Louisiana Supreme Court in June 2024 upheld the constitutionality of the state’s childhood sexual abuse “lookback” law, and lawmakers extended the filing deadline to June 14, 2027.

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