New Orleans: The First 300 Years

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.

• Larry RoussarieDirector

• John GoodmanNarrator
• Irma ThomasInterviewee
• Jacquelyn ClarksonInterviewee
• Bruce Boyd RaeburnInterviewee
• Deacon John MooreInterviewee
• Jason WeiseInterviewee
• Walter IssacsonInterviewee
• Gwen ThompkinsInterviewee
• Richard CampanellaInterviewee
• Robert CangelosiInterviewee
• Raphael CassimereInterviewee
• Mary Lou ChristovichInterviewee