Monday, February 12, 9-11pm ET
What exactly would America be without New Orleans? A history of the city that lies at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi and at the heart of the American experiment.

This portrait of New Orleans explores its unique and distinctive culture and illuminates its central place on the American landscape. The city's rich archival resources, on-camera commentators and verité-style portraits of New Orleans residents create a dialogue between past and present that highlights New Orleans' particular brand of humor, fatalism and wry rebelliousness, while raising critical questions about what lies ahead.

Monday, February 12, 2007, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET