New Orleans

New Orleans

20072h 0m

Documentary · History

Overview

In the wake of hurricane Katrina, as Americans begin a dialogue about the future of one of the nation's most distinctive cities, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents a provocative history of the city that lies at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi. Walled in on almost all sides by water, pressed together by the demands of geography, New Orleans has always been a laboratory where the social forces play out in dramatic and, at times, disastrous fashion.

A King Like Me
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Hurricane on the Bayou
The Buccaneer
Big Charity: The Death of America's Oldest Hospital
JFK
Lola Montès
Lagniappe
JazzTown
Katrina Babies
A Tuba To Cuba
Always for Pleasure
Water and the Dream of the Engineers
Murda Capital
The New Orleans Sazerac
Tootie's Last Suit
Modern New Orleans
The Re-Up
The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory
Louis Prima: The Wildest!