🌱 False Signatures On Recall Petition + 3 Shot On Wednesday Evening

Hey, New Orleans! I'm back with your fresh edition of the New Orleans Patch newsletter. Here's what you need to know about what's happening in the community today, including:

• Three shooting victims on Wednesday.
• NOLA East students prove math theory.
• Duplicate signatures on recall petition.

But first, today's weather: Mostly cloudy; windy, humid. High: 83 Low: 72.

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Here are the top stories in New Orleans today:

1. Three gunshot victims arrived at the hospital on Wednesday, but the NOPD hasn't announced anything to suggest that these three shooting victims might be linked. Three men arrived at hospitals around 6:15 p.m. via private vehicles. One shooting took place at St. Maurice and St. Claude avenues and another at Pauger and North Galvez with the last victim unknown. (WWLTV.com)
2. Two high school seniors from New Orleans East have made an 'impossible' mathematical discovery that was thought unprovable for the past 2,000 years. Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson presented to the American Mathematical Society's Annual Southeastern Conference their theory of how to prove Pythagorean Theory with trigonometry. (WWLTV.com)
3. As more coverage on the Recall Petition unfolds, it has been revealed that around 30,000 of the signatures on the petition were duplicates. Some of the signatures on the petition included "Micky Mouse," "Fred Flintstone" and "Scooby Doo." Despite this, recall organizers announced they are still seeking legal avenues to get the petition certified. (Forbes)

Today in New Orleans:

• Diamonds Direct X Christian Bauer at the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce (ALL DAY)
• Tulane University Women's Tennis vs VCU (2:00 PM)
• The Zombies at House of Blues (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival will be hosting a talk today at the New Orleans Jazz Museum with Dr. Michael White and Chris Thomas King. (New Orleans Jazz Museum via Instagram)
• You can apply to the CAC's 10th Annual Gulf South Open Call. The exhibition, "𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦?" that will be curated by Anita N. Bateman, Ph.D. and it will run Aug. 5-Oct. 8. (Arts District of New Orleans via Facebook)
• Join NORD this evening for a Movies in the Park at Lafitte Greenway to watch "Ratatouille" with your family and friends! (New Orleans Recreation Development Commission via Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. I'll see you soon!

— Shannon Denney

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