New Orleans Catholic leader, longtime Xavier president dies at 94 by Peter Finney Jr 9:23 PM February 19, 2026 by Peter Finney Jr 9:23 PM February 19, 2026 Norman C. Francis, who began his 47-year tenure as president of Xavier University of Louisiana on the day Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 and became a … FacebookTwitterEmail
