You might even say they went marching in

Again, this is all very much on brand for Bensonworld.

But attorneys for an alleged clergy abuse victim allege in new court filings that hundreds of emails currently under seal show the NFL franchise's higher-ups helped determine who should be included on the list, going “beyond public relations.”

The attorneys also assert that the available email exchanges show it was the Saints who went to the archdiocese first and offered their services — rather than the other way around.

The new motion, filed Thursday, purports those services included pitching “favorable stories” about the archdiocese and Archbishop Gregory Aymond to local news outlets, as well as drawing in other unspecified influential community members to help manage “the fallout” from the sex abuse crisis.

This wouldn't surprise anyone who understands the way upper crust New Orleans club stuff works. It's a broad circle of entertainers, cultural non-profits,  business jerks, tourism profiteers, media companies, political cronies, bankers and "philanthropists" who keep themselves enriched and perpetually in power at expense of the city's poor and working classes. And the key to keeping it all running is they always have each other's backs.

So, for example, because Gayle Benson puts time and money into supporting cultural non-profits like WYES, the folks there are happy to promote her various endeavors as well.  Similarly, when Gayle's and Greg Bensel's friends at the Archdiocese need a little logistical support in the PR department, of course they are happy to oblige. 

Update: I kind of think this story from this afternoon belongs in a post about the club of plutocrats who run everything. I'll explain but first, here is the story.

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - As taxes begin to be filed for another year, the Internal Revenue Service is still trying to collect a hefty sum from New Orleans’ top-elected official.

Liens filed by the IRS show Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her husband, Jason, owe more than $95,000 in taxes. Federal tax liens have been placed on the couple for eight of the last nine tax years (2010-2015, 2017-2018).

The latest lien was filed on January 28 on the home owned by LaToya and Jason Cantrell. The IRS claims the married couple owes income taxes from 2018 totaling $19,406.99.

When I saw this my first thought was, oh of course, now that it is somewhat popular to go after the mayor in the press a little bit, they are going to pile on.  It's different now than it was before Cantrell was elected when a story on this same issue appeared in The Lens but was downplayed by most of the press herd as a political matter during election season.

But put all that aside for a second and notice this particular detail from the Lens story.

In an interview, LaToya Cantrell did not dispute that she and her husband had underpaid the IRS. However, she said, the IRS should have received it after she refinanced her house in 2013, before the agency placed the lien on her house.

Cantrell blamed the outstanding debt on a bank error by her mortgage lender, First NBC Bank.

I'm pretty sure it was only The Lens who mentioned that much.  Nobody really tried to put it in context, though. Well, almost nobody.