Settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved Monday by a federal judge that follows years of negotiations. Settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims Richard Trahant, an attorney representing victims in the case, and a spokesperson for the archdiocese both confirmed approval of the settlement to The Associated Press by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mere