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New Orleans Project, Part 1 of 10
For the second project of the season, THIS OLD HOUSE travels to New
Orleans, Louisiana, to help a fourth-generation resident of the
Lower Ninth ward return home, while following stories of rebuilding
and recovery throughout the city. Host Kevin O'Connor visits
Musicians' Village with founder Harry Connick Jr. to see how he and
childhood friend Branford Marsalis are providing new housing for
the city's musicians through Habitat for Humanity. In historic Holy
Cross, along the banks of the Mississippi River, homeowner Rashida
Ferdinand shows Kevin why she loves her c. 1892 flood-damaged
shotgun single and artist's studio. Rashida tells Kevin her plans
to restore and expand the property after a two-year vacancy. Master
carpenter Norm Abram meets Rashida's builder to assess the
challenges of building post-Katrina in New Orleans. Homeowner Marna
David shows Kevin how she managed to renovate her own shotgun
single in Holy Cross - twice - once before the storm and once
after. (Part 1 of 10)