John Raphael, Jr

Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church

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Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in New Orleans

John Raphael, Jr on KCRW

Immediately after Katrina, violent crime all but disappeared from New Orleans as the city lost about half of its pre-hurricane population.

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Immediately after Katrina, violent crime all but disappeared from New Orleans as the city lost about half of its pre-hurricane population.

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