New Orleans in the 60s (1995)

Narrated and produced by Peggy Scott Laborde, this one-hour documentary is filled with fascinating interviews, home movies, news footage and rare photos. Directed by David M. Jones, with original music by New Orleans pianist/composer A.J. Loria. The program includes scenes of the following: New Orleans during a snowstorm, Hurricane Betsy and Camille, President John F. Kennedy during a 1962 visit to the city, Lee Harvey Oswald in New Orleans, the first Endymion and Bacchus parades, and the Vieux Carre Riverfront Expressway controversy. Find out how the New Orleans Saints football team got its name and get a glimpse of the Beatles at City Park Stadium.