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Katrina odyssey brought many blessings for New Orleans priest

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Katrina odyssey brought many blessings for New Orleans priest

July 29, 2019October 11, 2025

By Beth Donze | Catholic News ServiceNEW ORLEANS — Like many of his brother priests, Father Dennis Hayes decided to take his chances and stay put as Katrina teased the Louisiana coast, hoping the storm's Category 5 fury would spare his parish of St. Louise de Marillac in Arabi.Surely Katrina would veer away at the…...