Aug 21, 2015

Marketplace Weekend for Friday, August 21, 2015

This weekend, we head to the Crescent City to see how New Orleans has changed in the 10 years since Katrina: a trip to the legendary Dooky Chase's Restaurant to meet owner Leah Chase; how rebounding employment numbers don't tell the whole story; and Big Freedia shows us where she learned to bounce.

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10 years after Katrina

Big Freedia, entrepreneur and Queen Diva

by Jenny Ament

Aug 21, 2015

She’s also an author, producer, actor, decorator and has plans for more.

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10 years after Katrina

How Katrina changed the face of New Orleans

by Raghu Manavalan

Aug 21, 2015

We do the numbers on demographics.

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10 years after Katrina

Examining the Gulf Coast's master plan

by Lizzie O'Leary

Aug 21, 2015

Louisiana comes up $20 billion short for its coastal restoration plan.

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10 years after Katrina

Trombone Shorty visits his childhood home

by Jenny Ament

Aug 21, 2015

Troy started performing as a child in a family and neighborhood of musicians.

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10 years after Katrina

Leah Chase’s 65 years in the same New Orleans kitchen

by Jenny Ament

Aug 21, 2015

The 92-year-old chef still shouts orders at Dooky Chase's Restaurant.

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This weekend, we head to the Crescent City to see how New Orleans has changed in the 10 years since Katrina: a trip to the legendary Dooky Chase’s Restaurant to meet owner Leah Chase; how rebounding employment numbers don’t tell the whole story; and Big Freedia shows us where she learned to bounce.