After you finish hearing the Dalai Lama deliver Tulane’s keynote address, head to Bayou Boogaloo in Mid City. Later, check out DJ Soul Sister’s weekly gig on St. Claude, or enjoy some funk rock at Flow Tribe’s CD release party. On this day in 1896, Plessy vs. Ferguson established the constitutionality of segregation with “separate but equal” reasoning. Now, more to do this Saturday. 

As politicians and teachers debate programs for the future of NOLA’s kids, the students themselves are putting in their two cents outside of the La. Supreme Court. Tonight, Tulane kids and budding young scholars will showcase short films that deal with education, violence, food, spirituality, service, and community restoration.

C. Perkins was eliminated from this season's edition of The Voice, but the local R&B talent isn't letting a little knock from Adam Levine derail his career. Perkins dazzled on the NBC show with renditions of "Because of You" by Neyo. Now the 19-year-old New Orleans native is rolling out his own material. He's in the studio working on a new album, and a new track has already surfaced. Click through to view the locally-shot video for "Cakin'."

The eyesore on the corner of Common and N. Rampart is getting a makeover, but the facelift will only last as long as the street closures it causes. The crew of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is transforming the intersection into a massive movie set, and starting tomorrow, May 11, the 100 and 200 blocks of South Rampart Street, the 1000 block of Common Street, and the 1100 block of Tulane Avenue will be closed to all motor vehicles and pedestrian traffic.

Perhaps taking a tip from Tulane's campus , NOPD baited a bike and reeled in a suspect on more than just theft. Henry Eurings, a 43-year-old registered sex offender, was caught Tuesday with a stolen bike and a number of crack pipes. 

New Orleans police busted a duo with drugs and guns at an Uptown house Friday, and issued an arrest warrant for a third man, who is a Loyola student. Acting on a Crimestoppers tip, police investigated a house at 7830 Hampson Street, and determined through an investigation that drugs were being sold from the house, according to a statement.

The weekend is jam packed with crawfish, music, and beer, from Tulane to Mardi Gras World. Gear up for a Spring Brake Yrself race this evening, plus a free festival in Mid City’s beautiful Fortier Park. On this day in 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes effectively ended Reconstruction in the state when he withdrew federal troops from Louisiana. Now, more to do this Saturday. 

Bad weather doesn't stop NOLA folks from reveling, and unseasonable cold and lazy mudbugs are no obstacle for a good ol' fashioned berl. Piles of freshly boiled crawfish, snowballs, and stellar Louisiana lineups draw droves of Tulane students, neighborhood friends and even some maroonies to McCalister quad each year for Tulane’s annual Crawfest.  This Saturday is no different.  

Today is the semicentennial of Martin Luther King Jr.'s prophetic "Letter From Birmingham Jail," an elegant defense of nonviolent resistance which would prove to be a fundamental text in the struggle for civil rights. Diane Nash, an activist and organizer, played an instrumental part in the 1963 Birmingham campaign, which culminated in the city's desegregation.

This morning, head to the Riverbend and make groceries at this week’s farmers market. Tonight, theater, live music, movie screenings, and more. New Orleans was officially founded on April 16, 1718. Now, more to do this Tuesday.