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		<title>International School sees increase in LEAP scores at Camp Street, gets first results for Jefferson Parish expansion</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/international-school-of-louisiana-may-monthly-board-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of International School of Louisiana students at the Camp Street campus who passed state standardized tests showed another slight increase this year, officials said, and praised the scores recorded at the Jefferson Parish expansion campus as a &#8220;familiar&#8221; baseline to start from. &#8220;We knock it out of the park in terms of where <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/international-school-of-louisiana-may-monthly-board-meeting/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tipitina&#8217;s to host &#8220;19 Fund&#8221; benefit for those wounded in Mother&#8217;s Day second-line shootings</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/tipitinas-to-host-19-fund-benefit-for-those-wounded-in-mothers-day-second-line-shootings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tipitina&#8217;s will host a concert fundraiser Thursday night with performances by Donald Harrison Jr., The Revivalists and numerous brass bands &#8212; organized by Gambit, The United Way and Silence Is Violence to benefit the 19 victims of a shooting at a second-line on Mother&#8217;s Day as well as future victims of violence. The victims included <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/tipitinas-to-host-19-fund-benefit-for-those-wounded-in-mothers-day-second-line-shootings/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Central City violence has yet to slow after a year of Ceasefire anti-crime project</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/central-city-violence-has-yet-to-slow-after-a-year-of-ceasefire-anti-crime-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The area of Central City served by the Ceasefire anti-violence project has actually seen an increase in homicides and shootings in the program&#8217;s first year of operation, reports Ramon Antonio Vargas of the Times-Picayune. City officials and program organizers say their efforts to intervene in personal conflicts and resolve them before they become deadly, then <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/central-city-violence-has-yet-to-slow-after-a-year-of-ceasefire-anti-crime-project/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Restoration continues on Professor Longhair&#8217;s Central City home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tipitina&#8217;s Foundation, Project Homecoming and the United Way hope to have the restoration of Professor Longhair&#8217;s former home in the 1700 block of Terpsichore finished by the end of the year, so his daughter and grandson can then move into it, according to a report by Eric Paulson of our partners at WWL-TV.]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco educator turns down offer to be Lycee school leader</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/san-francisco-educator-turns-down-offer-to-be-lycee-school-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mireille Rabaté, a principal at the French American International School in San Francisco, has turned down an offer from the directors of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans to be the school&#8217;s next leader, according to a report by The Lens. Rabaté was the only finalist for the job following a national search, and the school <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/san-francisco-educator-turns-down-offer-to-be-lycee-school-leader/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Three teens arrested after carjacking of judge in Carrollton neighborhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three teenagers have been arrested on charges of carjacking Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Frank Marullo in the east Carrollton neighborhood Tuesday evening, authorities said. Leonard Robinson and Demetrious Givens, both 18, and a 16-year-old juvenile have all been charged with carjacking and possession of stolen property in connection with the incident in the 7900 <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/three-arrested-after-carjacking-of-judge-in-carrollton-neighborhood/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SWAT standoff in Milan neighborhood leads to man&#8217;s arrest on domestic battery charges</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/man-46-arrested-after-swat-standoff-in-milan-neighborhood-following-argument-with-girlfriend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 46-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday morning after an hours-long standoff with police in the Milan neighborhood following an argument with his girlfriend, authorities said. Branden R. Archer was involved in an argument with his girlfriend at her home in the 2000 block of Marengo Street, during which he &#8220;committed an aggravated battery on <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/man-46-arrested-after-swat-standoff-in-milan-neighborhood-following-argument-with-girlfriend/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jean-Paul Villere: Blight! Chimera! Auction!</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/jean-paul-villere-blight-chimera-auction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The little-prison-that-could didn&#8217;t this last week when it failed to garner any bids during the City of New Orleans Surplus Property Auction.  That&#8217;s right, the Treme jailhouse at 2552 St Philip that raised eyebrows upon entry failed to rock, open wallets, or lift paddles.  Among the properties that did see successful play were two: each a corner <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/jean-paul-villere-blight-chimera-auction/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bouligny Improvement Association receives anti-crime tips from police, updates from city council</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/bouligny-improvement-association-may-meeting-live-coverage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the Bouligny Improvement Association &#8212; which represents the area from St. Charles to Magazine, between Napoleon and Upperline &#8212; held a roundtable discussion Tuesday night with NOPD Second District Commander Paul Noel and Bryon Cornelison of City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell&#8217;s office. The neighborhood has been relatively free of robberies or other attacks on <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/bouligny-improvement-association-may-meeting-live-coverage/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>City alcohol board rejects Jimmy&#8217;s Music Club appeal</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/alcohol-beverage-control-board-may-meeting-live-coverage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when New Orleans officials and the owners of Jimmy&#8217;s Music Club were beginning to find some common ground, the city&#8217;s independent alcohol board on Tuesday afternoon surprised both of them by rejecting Jimmy&#8217;s appeal, essentially offering the club two routes: City Council or the courts. After club owner Jimmy Anselmo closed down the troubled <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/alcohol-beverage-control-board-may-meeting-live-coverage/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Food trucks to rally at Broadmoor library as part of rolling festival</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/food-trucks-to-rally-at-broadmoor-library-as-part-of-rolling-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rolling Through food truck festival will make a stop at the Rosa Keller library in Broadmoor starting at 5 p.m. today (Tuesday, May 21) as part of a weekly series that also includes events in Treme, Central City and the Bywater. For details, see the listing and news release below: WHO: Rolling Through Food <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/food-trucks-to-rally-at-broadmoor-library-as-part-of-rolling-festival/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Small fire sparks on Prytania Street</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/small-fire-sparks-on-prytania-street/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A small fire Monday night on Prytania Street drew a number of firefighters who were quickly able to get the incident under control. The fire broke out around 10 p.m. on Prytania near Soniat. Witness Kurt Fromherz said there were no visible flames, but a &#8220;smell of smoke, like an electrical fire.&#8221; The cause of <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/small-fire-sparks-on-prytania-street/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>jewel bush: Young trailblazers for equality</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/jewel-bush-young-trailblazers-for-equality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day before his Ben Franklin High School graduation, a time when teenagers might engage in pranks or attend parties with buddies, Will McGrew helped organize a counter protest to the NOLA Needs Peace, Not More Abortion Coalition rally. The action was held on Monday afternoon near the proposed Claiborne Avenue Planned Parenthood site, a <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/jewel-bush-young-trailblazers-for-equality/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Defense attorneys in Garden District rape case seeking to withhold suspects&#8217; confessions from jury</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/defense-attorneys-in-garden-district-rape-case-seeking-to-withhold-suspects-confessions-from-jury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense attorneys for 15-year-old Sheldon Jefferson and 18-year-old Christopher Davis are trying to convince Judge Franz Zibilich that the confessions the two teens gave to police in the presence of their mothers should not be allowed in their trial on rape and kidnapping charges of a Garden District resident, according to a report by Mike <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/defense-attorneys-in-garden-district-rape-case-seeking-to-withhold-suspects-confessions-from-jury/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Garden District neighbors seek explanations for changes at NORD facility at Annunciation Square</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/coliseum-square-association-may-meeting-live-coverage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amid rumors, protests and petitions, a Lower Garden District neighborhood group is asking city recreation officials to hold a public meeting explaining changes for a facility at Annunciation Park. Meanwhile on Monday night, the association also heard from a resident seeking to open a new coffee shop on Jackson Avenue, met one of the first <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/coliseum-square-association-may-meeting-live-coverage/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Broadmoor to detail plans neighborhood anti-crime cameras</title>
		<link>http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/broadmoor-to-detail-plans-neighborhood-anti-crime-cameras/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Broadmoor Improvement Association will present its plans for a network of surveillance cameras to aid police in making arrests and prevent crime at a meeting tonight. For details on the meeting, see the following announcement by association member David Winkler-Schmidt: As evidenced by recent news stories, crime cameras capture the act and that can <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/broadmoor-to-detail-plans-neighborhood-anti-crime-cameras/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Owen Courreges: Is violent crime in New Orleans much worse than the police tell us?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has the New Orleans Police Department been cooking the books on the city’s crime stats?  That’s the intimation made by a recent “special report” from the Times-Picayune. Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Police Superintendant Ronal Serpas often argue that while New Orleans has a sky-high murder rate, its violent crime rate actually isn’t that bad, and <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/owen-courreges-is-violent-crime-in-new-orleans-much-worse-than-the-police-tell-us/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Divine Ladies second-line dedicated to Mother&#8217;s Day shooting victim</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Divine Ladies held their annual second-line parade through Central City as planned Sunday, in defiance of the violence that led to 19 people being shot on Mother&#8217;s Day &#8212; including Gambit correspondent and street-culture champion Deborah Cotton, to whom the Divine Ladies dedicated their parade, according to a report from our partners at WWL.]]></description>
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		<title>Three students robbed 10 minutes apart in the Riverbend</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three students were robbed in two incidents about 10 minutes apart on Hampson and Burthe streets in the Riverbend area of Carrollton, authorities said. For details, see the following alert from the Tulane University Police Department: DATE &#038; TIME OF OCCURRENCE: May 18, 2013, 12:08 AM and 12:18 AM LOCATION: 7400 Block of Hampson St. <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/three-students-robbed-10-minutes-apart-in-the-riverbend/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Man, 37, shot to death in Hoffman Triangle</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Morris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 37-year-old man was gunned down in an overnight shooting in the Hoffman Triangle area of Central City, authorities said. A report of shots fired at 12:21 a.m. Saturday drew police to the area of Fourth and South Galvez Streets, where they found the victim lying in the grass with multiple gunshot wounds to his <a href='http://uptownmessenger.com/2013/05/man-37-shot-to-death-in-hoffman-triangle/' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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