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Jake Scott, son of Ridley and nephew of Tony (co-producers of this film), made larky British costume adventure yarn movie Plunkett & Macleane in the late 1990s. He now returns after a decade of commercials and music videos to the feature film with this modestly likable “Strictly Come Sundancing” independent American film. James Gandolfini plays Doug Riley, a middle-aged midwestern plumbing equipment wholesaler still grieving over the death of his teenage daughter six years earlier. On a visit to a convention in New Orleans he meets a foul-mouthed teenage prostitute (Kristen Stewart vamping away from twilight to dawn) who reminds him of his daughter. They form a chaste, caring and highly unlikely relationship, and he decides to move in with her to change her life. Doug’s wife Lois (Melissa Leo), who hasn’t left the house since their daughter’s death, miraculously manages to get out and drive to New Orleans, where she too is transformed by a new access of motherhood. It’s a preposterous story, yet for part of its duration at least, Gandolfini as the slouching, baggily dressed Doug and Leo as the reawakened wife manage to make it rather touching.

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… 33. The title of this cabaret show refers to 1933 and the Nazi crackdown on, among other groups, artists and performers in Berlin. It’s a one man show by Bremner Duthie (pictured) who has a beautiful voice, and he’s excellent as a number of performers who have been scattered by the crackdown — including everyone from male singers to an eccentric prostitute who “will do anything once, but no matter how nice, nothing twice.” He mixes in Nazi propaganda against artists, bohemians and degenerate cabaret-goers as part of the means to crush dissent and label some activities and communities as unworthy of the German “family.” The show is darkly comic, and the only complaint I might hazard is that the intro overdoes the Nazis. There’s only so much one needs to provide to establish that the Nazis were bad. And the music at the core of the show is the best part. (Shadowbox Theatre: 9 p.m. Fri.; 5 p.m. Sat.; 11 p.m. Sun.)

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A mere two blocks away, the bars and brothels of Bourbon Street thump to the rhythm of rock beats and the whirl of alcoholic slushie machines. One of the few cities in America with no open container law, as long as your booze is within a plastic cup, the streets of the city are your open air bar. Unlike the glitzy streets of Las Vegas, however, life on Bourbon Street is a little more raw. Shiny casinos and choreographed fountains are replaced by weathered clapboard shutters and festering curbside puddles. As I walk past the unavoidable “Barely Legal” strip club, I realize New Orleans is a long way from relinquishing its port town past. Wandering down Rue Royal after polishing off the sugary beignets, a familiar, white-bearded face appears on the corner of Rue Toulouse singing soulfully into a microphone. Amazed at my good fortune, the man is none other than Grandpa Elliot, the legendary Nawlins street performer who went viral in the …

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The best thing about this gentle story of bereavement and healing are the honest performances of the central trio.
James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo play Doug and Lois, a couple in suburban Indiana whose marriage has seized up after the death of their teenage daughter in a car accident: he has sought refuge in an affair, she’s a pill-popping agoraphobic who has already planted a headstone in the local cemetery with both their names on it (”it’s called pre-planning”). While on a business trip in New Orleans, Doug makes the acquaintance of a sulky teenage prostitute (Kristen Stewart) and decides to move into her grotty apartment, becoming housekeeper and father figure. When Lois makes a surprise appearance in New Orleans, the stage is set.
Gandolfini, still pulling away from the shadow of Tony Soprano, is touching as the regular guy who doesn’t know what to do with his grief, while Stewart, a more volatile presence than in her Twilight role, is cool enough to go greasy- …

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During the previous three days I barely pulled my nose from Christine Wiltz’s The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld (2001). The story chronicles the rise and fall of both Wallace and her famous brothel.
“If only we could buy it,” I mused, as we maneuvered into the alley, navigating debris of all kinds. “We could open a Storyville museum!”
I imagined red velvet walls, deep sofas, and Bellocq photographs.
Although little is known of E.J. Bellocq (1873-1949), it is said that he lived for a time in this same house, capturing “the beauty and forthright presence of many of the women, photographed in homely circumstances that affirm both sensuality and domestic case, and the tangibleness of their vanished world.”**
I wasn’t looking for a monument to prostitution, but rather another slice of a New Orleans curiosity, complete with infamous city leaders, undo influence, and raids.
“That’s a recipe for divorce….” mumbled George, referring to the renovation, not the prostitution, as he stared at the crumbling Rampart Street wall. And I knew he was right.

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Police said his lawyer accompanied him to jail, but a department spokeswoman said she did not yet know who was representing him.
Police said both men had extensive arrest records. Carter has six felony arrests, including for carjacking and weapons charges, and six misdemeanor arrests on his record. Glover’s criminal record includes five felony arrests and 17 misdemeanor arrests, according to police.
“Being a criminal is not a death sentence, but it puts you a whole lot closer,” Serpas said.
Police initially said Glover may have exchanged gunfire with his assailant, but a department spokeswoman said Friday that he wasn’t armed.
The gunfire broke out on a balcony-lined block famous for its bars and strip clubs, but Serpas said the shooting “could have happened on any street in the city.”

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… These membership options are called ‘pathways options’ and were developed nationally by matching grade-level preferences and availability,” Addy said. “The troop option offers the same group of girls the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities, usually over a span of nine to 12 months. The event option is for girls who like to pick and choose from a menu of events that interest them.
“And the camp option allows girls to participate in the outdoors and/or focus on environmental education.”
The series pathway, Addy said, “gives girls the opportunity to explore a specific theme or topic without making a long-term commitment or joining a troop.”
“And the travel pathway presents girls with opportunities to prepare, plan, ‘money-earn’ and participate in travel opportunities through group travel, council-sponsored trips or nationally sponsored excursions.”
For more information about Saturday event, call Girl Scouts Louisiana East office at 504.733.8220 or visit the website www.gsle.org.

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Cannizaro to council: budget cuts threaten prosecutions Nov 15 2011 4:32PM Posted 1 hr 47 mins ago New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu proposes an increase in NOPD funding to hire more officers in the coming year.  New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizaro Tuesday went before the city council to remind them are two parts to the criminal justice system. Read more.
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Former French Quarter brothel becomes home sweet home
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PERSONAL SPACE THE HOME: An apartment in an 1850s townhouse in the French Quarter, a former brothel where ‘The Last Madam,’ Norma Wallace, plied her trade THE RESIDENT: Kathy Chauvin, a Houma native and resident who adores New Orleans and now has a home base for her frequent visits to the city THE SPACE: Her living room, located in what was once the stable of the townhouse WHY SHE LOVES IT: ‘I fell in love with the architecture when I found it online,’ Chauvin says. ‘The fact that it has such a history is icing on the cake.’
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“I’m not sure how you would describe it exactly,” Chauvin said. “But it definitely has the flavor of a brothel about it.”
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WHAT: A celebration of the renovation of the building, a former brothel; special guests will include Christine Wiltz, author of “The Last Madam.”

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Rachel Leah Tuttle, 33, 4116 Catherine St., Metairie, was arrested Nov. 9 at Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna and booked with failure to follow sex offender registration regulations.
Daniel Callero Jr., 27, 3818 E. Louisiana State Drive, Kenner, was arrested Nov. 10 at Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna and booked with theft over $1,500, two counts of theft over $500 and possession of stolen property over $1,500.
John Lucas, 56, 8712 21st St., Kenner, was arrested Nov. 10 in the 1600 block of Hickory Avenue in Harahan and booked with DWI-second arrest, two counts of simple battery, aggravated assault and reckless operation of a vehicle.
Kimberly Bollinger, 25, 100 E Street, Chalmette, was arrested Nov. 10 in the 4400 block of Hearst Street in Metairie and booked with prostitution and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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