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Bellocq, E.J. - Video - An Interest in Women The Bellocq Brothers and Catholic New Orleans
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Big Freedia - Video - Interview
New Orleans based rapper Big Freedia speaks about bounce music.
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Booker, James - Video - 4 minute trailer for Bayou Maharajah: The Life and Music of James Carroll Booker, 3rd.
Bayou Maharajah is a one-hour video documentary on the life and music of
New Orleans piano legend James Booker. Through interviews with friends
and contemporaries, the film traces Booker’s life from child prodigy to
his acclaimed work as session pianist, his solo career and infamous
personal life to his early death and continuing legacy.
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Burke, James Lee- discusses his new novel, Jesus Out to Sea
James Lee Burke discusses the inspiration for his book, Jesus Out to See.
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Creole Wild West. Mardi Gras Indians
Video detailing "The History of the Creole Wild West as Told by Themselves." A performance and panel discussion with the Creole Wild West Tribe of the Mardi Gras Indians.
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Flood of 1927 - Video - Mississippi River Flood of 1927
This silent film by the Signal Corps of the Mississippi captures the devastation of the 1927 Mississippi River flood.
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Katrina, Hurricane
This animation shows Hurricane Katrina as seen by NOAA/GOES-12 infrared band from from August 23 through 30, 2005.
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Louisiana Maneuvers - Video - 1941 US Army Air Forces Newsreel
A clip from a 1941 newsreel produced by the US army about the Louisiana Maneuvers.
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Louisiana Maneuvers - Video - 1941 US Army Air Forces Newsreel "Red and Blue Armies Battle in Louisiana"
A clip from a 1941 newsreel produced by the US army about the Louisiana Maneuvers.
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Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection - Bayou Teche Story
An Excerpt from Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection, entitled Bayou Teche Story.
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Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection - Language Story - Video
An excerpt from Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection that describes the history and evolution of the Chitimacha language.
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Perez, Irvan - Video - Discussing duck Decoys on Rendez-Vous des Cajuns
A clip from a 1987 television broadcast of Rendez-Vous des Cajuns. Barry Jean Ancelet talks with Irvan and Alvin Perez about carving duck decoys.
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Perez, Irvan - Video - Rendez-Vous des Cajuns
A clip from a 1987 television broadcast of Rendez-Vous des Cajuns. Irvan Perez explains and performs a traditional Decima.
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Perez, Irvan and Alvin - Video - Rendez-Vous des Cajuns
A clip from a 1987 television broadcast of Rendez-Vous des Cajuns. Barry Jean Ancelet talks with Irvan and Alvin Perez about the Isleno tradition of Decima singing. Irvan Perez performs a traditional Decima.
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QUEEN OF THE SOUTH New Orleans in the 1850s - Video - Includes interviews with noted historians, architects, and authors, as well as narrated excerpts from Thomas K. Wharton’s 1853-1862 journal 1999 • 27 minutes
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH: New Orleans in the 1850s
Produced and written by Karen Snyder; original music by Sanford Hinderlie; narrated by John McConnell. Includes interviews with noted historians, architects, and authors, as well as narrated excerpts from Thomas K. Wharton’s 1853-1862 journal 1999 • 27 minutes
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano - Video - Nomination acceptance speech(excerpt)
A reproduction of a clip from Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential nomination acceptance speech in 1932. He promises to repeal prohibition and provide a New Deal for America.
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Speech - Video - Archival recording
A short video depicting individuals listening to a speech by Franklin Delano Roosevelt about the Civilian Construction Core.
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Savoy, Marc - Video - Marc Savoy and the Cajun Accordion
National Heritage Fellow Marc Savoy shares his story of how he came to love the accordion, build them, and lead a revival of Cajun music and culture.
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