New Orleans: The First 300 Years
2017, English. Directed by Larry Roussarie.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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KQEDCast & crew
- 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
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- Released
- 1 January 2017
- Country
- United States of America
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New Orleans: The First 300 Years runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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New Orleans: The First 300 Years is streaming on PBS in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed New Orleans: The First 300 Years?
New Orleans: The First 300 Years (2017) was directed by Larry Roussarie and stars John Goodman, Irma Thomas, Jacquelyn Clarkson.