New Orleans: The First 300 Years

New Orleans: The First 300 Years (2017)

Narrated by actor John Goodman and produced by Peggy Scott Laborde, this documentary was produced for the city of New Orleans tricentennial in 2018. It focuses not only on New Orleans’ earliest days, but also tracks the evolution of the modern city, including its literary and music legacy and politics. Included are interviews with almost 30 notable New Orleanians.

  • Release Date: 2017-01-01
  • Runtime: 1h 27min
  • Director: Larry Roussarie

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Cast

  • John Goodman

    Narrator

  • Irma Thomas

    Interviewee

  • Jacquelyn Clarkson

    Interviewee

  • Bruce Boyd Raeburn

    Interviewee

  • Deacon John Moore

    Interviewee

  • Jason Weise

    Interviewee

  • Walter Issacson

    Interviewee

  • Gwen Thompkins

    Interviewee

  • Richard Campanella

    Interviewee

  • Robert Cangelosi

    Interviewee

  • Raphael Cassimere

    Interviewee

  • Mary Lou Christovich

    Interviewee

  • Robert Dupont

    Interviewee

  • Clarke “Doc” Hawley

    Interviewee

  • George Hero, III

    Interviewee

  • Ann Masson

    Interviewee

  • Lawrence Powell

    Interviewee

  • Julia Reed

    Interviewee

  • George Schmidt

    Interviewee

  • Michael White

    Interviewee

  • Gordon “Tad” Wilson

    Interviewee