re: Seeking Help Planning a NOLA Weekend

Posted in your other thread, not all are asshats!
If starting things on Friday, try going to Bacchanal on Friday evening. Trust me, the facade does not do this place justice. Walk in, grab a couple bottles of wine, some stinky cheese and meats from the fridge, pay at the counter and go sit in the backyard. There will be a small ensemble playing jazz or dixieland music, lot's of people hanging and conversing. If you're not into the wine, good beer selection and specialty drinks served upstairs. Also, very nice small tapas type plates served in the backyard if the cheese and meat tray they serve you is not enough. My wife and I usually start here and plan our weekend from that point, so bring your ideas of where to go and places to eat, and be flexible. Decide if you want to eat "touristy or local" and go from there. Try the F&D board for better responses to this question!.
Besides what you've mentioned, there is the NOLA Rum tour, NOLA beer tour, French Market and of course the walking and drinking.