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SAMEDI

May 18th

Tulane Commencement

Superdome (9:00 AM)

Keynote: The Dalai Lama

 

Race: The Power of Illusion

Cafe Instanbul (10:00 AM)

A three part conversation for the future of Faubourg St. Roch and all down river communities

 

Bayou Boogaloo

Bayou St. John (12:15-9:15 PM)

A music fest on the water featuring Brass-a-holics, Bonerama, Blake Amos, the Coyotes, and more

 

The Dalai Lama NOLA Film Series

Zeitgeist (1:00 PM- 4:00 PM)

Live streaming of the Dalai Lama speaking

 

Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah!

Art Klub, 513 Elysian Fields Ave (2:00 and 8:00 PM)

An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti

 

The Dalai Lama NOLA Film Series

Zeitgeist (6:00 PM)

“A Fierce Light” screening

 

International Hospital for Children Art Auction

The First Presbyterian Church on South Claiborne Ave (7:00 PM)

Local and regional artists and photographers donate their work in support of children’s healthcare

 

Clybourne Park

Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM)

Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years

 

Least Favorite Love Songs Multi-Media Comedy Fundraiser Show

The New Movement Theater (8:00 PM)

Storytelling, improv, sketch, funny videos and refreshments courtesy of New Orleans Ice Cream Company and Abita to kick off season 2 of our web series Least Favorite Love Songs

 

The Cons and Prose with DiNola plus White Bitch

Circle Bar (10:00 PM)

Rock group with the motto “Prose before hoes” plays on St. Claude

 

Flow Tribe

Maple Leaf (10:40 PM)

Funky New Orleans natives introduce their new EP, Painkiller

 

Hustle Saturdays with DJ Soul Sister

Hi- Ho Lounge (11:00 PM)

Weekly dance party with the Queen of Rare Groove

 

DIMANCHE

May 19th

Bayou Boogaloo

Bayou St. John (12:15 PM-9:15 PM)

A music fest on the water featuring Alexis and the Samuri, Remedy Krewe, Fleur de Tease, Hot 8 Brass Band, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and more

 

Divine Ladies, Unbreakable Men

Central City (1 p.m)

Second lines! Won't bow down!

 

Zulu Anniversary

Mid-City (All day)

Church and a parade to celebrate the club's 104th year

 

Amy Schumer

House of Blues (9:00 PM)

The Comedy Central comedian is here for some standup!

 

Speaker for the Dead

Big Top (7 p.m.)

8-16 piece traveilling circus punk troupe. Need we say more? Is there anymore to say? with Sammy Kay and the East Los Three, Dead Legends

 

Tigers, Bananas, Bears... Oh Yeah!

Art Klub, 513 Elysian Fields Ave (8:00 PM)

An interactive and sparkling performance presented by Nari Tomassetti

 

Clybourne Park

Shadowbox Theatre (8:00 PM)

Straightforward conversational drama explores one area's gentrification through 50 years

 

Joe Krown feat. Russell Batiste and Walter "Wolfman" Washington

Maple Leaf (10:30PM)

Weekly gig on Oak with Krown on the organ, Washington firing up the guitar strings, and Batiste on the drums.

 

Hot 8 Brass Band

Howlin’ Wolf Den (10:00PM)

Weekly gig from some of the city’s best in brass

 

Sunday Youth Music Workshop

Tipitina’s (1:00PM)

All ages workshop with Johnny Vidacovich. Bring your instruments!

 

Cajun Fais Do Do

Tipitina’s (5:30PM)

Bruce Daigrepont is playing the washboard and getting you to bed early

 

Krewe du Guza

Le Bon Temps Roule (10:00PM)

Sunday Funday weekly gig from the husband and wife duo

Jindal: New BP Money for La. Coast


More of BP's millions are headed to the Louisiana's imperiled Gulf Coast. Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and key politicians of local and state government announced that BP had agreed to an additional $340 million in projects for Louisiana's Gulf Coast region, projects that the Governor promised would help restore critical coastal infrastructure necessary for storm protection and restoring land and wildlife to the region.


'Thanks, BP'

On Third Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Disappearing Land and Reappearing Oil in Plaquemines Parish (PHOTOS)



While oil globs in Bay Jimmy and the occasional sheen continue to serve as chemical reminders of the Big Oozy, some of the most damaging effects of the 2010 disaster three years later are revealed by what can no longer be seen.


BP Lawyers Hunker Down for Big Oozy Trial as Settlement Forecast Dims


BP and the feds will settle the rest of the Big Oozy blame game in the court. The British oil giant is sending signals this week that they're ready to go to trial with the U.S. government, and let a judge decide how much the company will have to pay for the 2010 Gulf oil disaster. The meat of the trial, set to begin Monday in federal court in New Orleans, will determine whether BP was "grossly negligent" in its operating of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.


Transocean Pleads Guilty to Gulf Oil Disaster Charges, Pays $400 Million


The owner of the Deepwater Horizon pleaded guilty in federal court today, marking the second Big Oozy culprit to stand before a judge and admit guilt in the 2010 oil disaster. In entering the criminal pleading, Transocean LLC agreed to pay $400 million in Clean Water Act, and submit to five years' probation.U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo formally accepted the settlement, and imposed the sentence on the Switzerland-based submersible rig company.


BP Pleads Guilty to Deepwater Horizon Charges, Judge Accepts


As of today, BP is officially guilty of federal crimes in the Big Oozy. In U.S. District Court, the oil giant entered guilty pleas to 14 counts stemming from the Deepwater Horizon disaster and subsequent torrent of oil unleashed on the Gulf of Mexico in April, 2010. The British company was officially "sentenced" to pay $4 billion in criminal, but the day was devoid of courtroom drama as the number was worked out beforehand as part of a deal announced in November, 2012.


Judge OKs BP Oil Disaster Settlement


Maybe he wanted to gift wrap it. It was a couple months late, but Judge Carl Barbier gave final approval Friday to the settlement agreement reached between BP and the individual plaintiffs who filed for damages following the Big Oozy.


Oil Sheen Mystery Plot Thickens as Robot Voyage Yields Few Clues


In the Gulf, sheen appears once again to be winning - at least for now. BP's underwater robots recently completed their latest mission back to the bottom of the Gulf, and this time they came up empty. The ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) were looking for the source of the latest mystery oil sheen that has persistently hovering about the wreckage of the Deepwater Horizon since November, but found nothing on their expedition, which ended Saturday.


BP Banned From New Government Contracts


BP won't be doing any new business with the federal government in the coming months. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the oil giant won't be allowed to sign new contracts with the U.S. government. The temporary suspension comes as a result of a "lack of business integrity" the British company showed in the Big Oozy, according to EPA.


Letten Charges Men for BP Helicopter Conspiracy, Threats on Nuclear Reactor


When Jim Letten's office wasn't busy getting sued for commenting on nola.com, they were busy charging people with wrongdoing this week. The local U.S. Attorney's office threw the book at one man who concocted a pair of schemes to steal $1.4 million during the Big Oozy, and another who threatened to blow up a nuclear reactor. Click through for details on the separate cases:


BP Plugs Leaky Dome at the Bottom of the Gulf


The dome that was leaking oil at the bottom of the Gulf has a new lid. BP capped and plugged the latest oil seepage coming from the site of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster this week. The leak was emanating from the discarded, 40-foot-tall containment dome, which was used in a failed attempt to stanch the Big Oozy. The dome discharge created a sheen at the surface of the Gulf. Underwater robots, or ROVs, descended to the deep on Tuesday to cap the dome's "stove pipe" opening at the top, and plug connection ports on the side of the structure. 


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