Overview
- About 600 survivors will be paid from a $230 million trust funded by $130 million in cash, a $70 million sale of Christopher Homes, roughly $30 million from insurers, and about $65 million from parishes and charities.
- Judge Meredith Grabill approved the plan after a multiweek fairness trial that featured extensive survivor testimony.
- Archdiocesan attorneys said funds will be deposited by late December, allowing distributions to begin in early 2026.
- The plan mandates new protocols with outside oversight, a Survivors Bill of Rights, and a public archive of abuse records to be housed at LSU.
- Travelers Insurance refused to join the settlement, and survivors retain the right to pursue the insurer separately through a court‑appointed trustee.