Be of service
Several students from Tulane, Loyola and Xavier universities volunteered on Monday (Jan. 16) for a day of service at locations around the city to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
![Tulane freshman Evan Doomes paints an exterior wall at Open Minds Open Hearts Daycare in New Orleans. Volunteers from local universities unite to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/manual_crop/public/011717_mlk800_03_cg_0.jpg?itok=Q_1F0OM-)
![Tulane, Xavier and Loyola students work side-by-side to fill a sandbox at Homer Plessy School in the 7th ward. Volunteers from local universities unite to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/manual_crop/public/011717_mlk800_04_cg_0.jpg?itok=1g38uyHy)
![Tulane sophomore Bri'anna Lowe, left, and graduate student Luc Ngassam pick up litter along the Lafitte Greenway. Volunteers from local universities unite to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/manual_crop/public/011717_mlk800_08_cg.jpg?itok=XIG513j0)
Several students from Tulane, Loyola and Xavier universities volunteered on Monday (Jan. 16) for a day of service at locations around the city to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.