NEW ORLEANS — As the archdiocese closes in on a proposed $230 million settlement with clergy abuse survivors, outgoing Archbishop Gregory Aymond testified under oath for the first time in the church’s bankruptcy case Friday, during a confidential court session.
Aymond’s sworn testimony was given under a protective order, and those who attended the session were barred from discussing it. But Billy Gibbens, a high-profile criminal defense and civil lawyer, confirmed in an interview with WWL Louisiana that he was there representing the archbishop as his personal attorney.
Gibbens declined to say how long he’d been representing the archbishop…