New Orleans Archdiocese plan to resolve bankruptcy heads to a vote by abuse survivors

NEW ORLEANS —

A plan to resolve the Archdiocese of New Orleans' yearslong bankruptcy case will now go to a vote by sex abuse survivors.

On Tuesday, the disclosure statement submitted by the Archdiocese of New Orleans was approved by the bankruptcy court, officially allowing the voting period to open for the plan. Advertisement

The proposed plan, which outlines how the archdiocese plans to potentially pay a settlement to an estimated 660 sex abuse survivors who have filed claims in the case, will head to a vote by abuse survivors.

Sex abuse survivors who filed claims should receive a ballot in the mail this month and must return it before Oct. 29 with their vote, according to the proposed plan.

Votes will be tabulated over the course of a week.

If it is approved, the plan could go in