Fr. (Felix) David Broussard Diocese of Lafayette Ordained: 1993 Removed from ministry: 2016 Pleaded guilty: 2018 Assigned as follows: Parochial Vicar at St. Mary Magdalen (Abbeville, LA) Pastor at Our Lady of Mercy (Opelousas, LA) St. Joseph Catholic Church (Iota, LA) St Michael Catholic Church (Egan, LA) Our Lady of the Holy Rosary (Kaplan, LA) St. Joseph (Evangeline, LA) St.…
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Dn. Lester Breaux – Diocese of Lafayette
Dn. Lester Breaux Diocese of Lafayette Ordained: 1977 Resigned: 1994 Died: 1996 Assigned as follows: St. Peter Roman Catholic Church (Carencro, LA) Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Deacon Lester Breaux: Deacon Lester Breaux was ordained a priest in 1977, and served in the Diocese of Charlotte. According to media reports, a lawsuit was filed in 1986 alleging that he sexually molested…
Fr. Michael Benedict – Diocese of Lafayette
Fr. Michael Benedict Diocese of Lafayette Ordained: 1943 Retired: 1979 Died: 1998 Assigned as follows: St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church (Abbeville, LA) Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Lafayette, LA) Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church (Lafayette, LA) Sacred Heart of Jesus (Oakdale, LA) St Margaret of Scotland (Lake Charles, LA) St. Peter’s Catholic Church (New Iberia, LA) Assumption of…
Deacon Shawn Geautreaux – Diocese of Lafayette
Deacon Shawn Geautreaux Diocese of Lafayette Ordained: N/A Removed: 2021 Assigned as follows: St. Bernard Catholic Church (Breaux Bridge, LA) Summary of Abuse Allegations against Deacon Shawn Geautreaux: According to media reports, in June 2021, the Diocese of Lafayette placed Deacon Shawn Geautreaux on administrative leave from the St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge amidst allegations that he sexually…
Attention to Clergy Sexual Abuse Began in Louisiana in 1983
Do you think the Catholic clergy sexual abuse and cover up crisis started in Boston in 2002? Think again. It really started much earlier, in 1983 in fact, down in Louisiana. And now – finally, thankfully – there’s a new Louisiana law that may benefit some of those very first clergy abuse survivors who stepped forward, long before the pubic…
Louisiana Becomes the Latest State to Open Courts to Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
New Louisiana Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations Gives Survivors of Abuse More Legal Options Starting Today On June 15, 2021, the State of Louisiana became the latest in the wave of states to pass an extension to the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases. In a landmark move, Louisiana lawmakers eliminated the time period for filing a lawsuit…