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Illegal Spending Spree Sends LA Minister to Prison

September 30, 2010 1:17 PM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Louisiana minister has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for using stolen money orders during a spending spree in Mississippi. The Rev. Toris Young of New Orleans pleaded guilty in June to one count of bank fraud and one count of using forged... more »
Minister Backs Out of Burning Qurans on Sept. 11

September 9, 2010 5:03 PM

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Christian minister in Fla. cancels plan to burn Qurans on Sept. 11, heeding to outcry. more »
Trial Set for Man Accused in Death of Minister

May 21, 2010 9:56 AM

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - The trial of a man accused of killing a Thibodaux priest nearly 18 years ago will likely go forward in August, though a judge ruled two months ago he can not be sentenced for the crime because he was a juvenile at the time of the... more »
Funeral Arrangements Made In Minister's Death

November 24, 2009 6:12 PM

Services for the minister and his wife killed by a train on the way to church are set. Reverend Fanley Thomas and his wife Florence will be laid to rest on Saturday at St. Paul Baptist Church in Mamou. Franks Brothers Funeral Home in Eunice is handling the arrangements.... more »