NOLA Rising: The First Mardi Gras After Katrina

In the months after 2005 Hurricane Katrina, mainstream national media and widespread conjecture were suggesting that New Orleans might not recover and Mardi Gras celebrations would be non-eventful. Director Ted Coakley disagreed, ...

Ted Coakley III

In the months after 2005 Hurricane Katrina, mainstream national media and widespread conjecture were suggesting that New Orleans might not recover and Mardi Gras celebrations would be non-eventful. Director Ted Coakley disagreed, and set off to New Orleans for Mardi Gras 2006, to see for himself if his opinion was valid - knowing the people of New Orleans and their resilience, spirit and inclination to celebrate life, especially in the face of terrible circumstances - that this might be the best Mardi Gras ever! Following along with the 9th Ward Marching Band's march through the Bywater area of New Orleans, and interviewing residents, rescue workers and revelers around town, this film paints an accurate and inspiring portrait of a very jubilant place and time.

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NOLA Rising: The First Mardi Gras After Katrina

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