Documentary

New Orleans: The First 300 Years

Name: New Orleans: The First 300 Years
Director: Larry Roussarie
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-01-01
Duration: 87 min
Cast: John Goodman, Irma Thomas, Jacquelyn Clarkson, Bruce Boyd Raeburn, Deacon John Moore

January 1, 2017

1h 27m

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.