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.
Hurricane on the Bayou
Documentary
5.8
Old New Orleans
Documentary
7.0
Gleason
Documentary
8.4
Water and the Dream of the Engineers
Documentary
0.0
John Kennedy Toole: The Omega Point
Documentary
0.0
The Buccaneer
Adventure, Drama, War, History
6.4
JFK
Drama, Thriller, History
7.6
The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory
Documentary, History
0.0
The Re-Up
Music, Documentary
0.0
Lola Montès
Drama, History, Romance
6.8
Big Charity: The Death of America's Oldest Hospital
Documentary
10.0
Katrina Babies
Documentary
6.8
Seed of the Son
Documentary, Music
6.2
Forgotten on the Bayou: Rockey’s Mission to the Whitehouse
Documentary
0.0
Hexing a Hurricane
Documentary
0.0
Lagniappe
Documentary, Music
4.2
Always for Pleasure
Documentary
7.3
JazzTown
Documentary, Music, History
0.0
Maravich's 68
Documentary
8.0
The Sons of Tennessee Williams
Documentary, History
5.3