Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans - Part I

A short documentary co-directed by Ed Melendez which traces some of the elements that created the unique neighborhood on the other side of the French Quarter and some of the challenges it faces in the present day.

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[jwm1976]

Thanks for posting this! I walked through Marighy a couple of weeks before Katrina. It is a very cool neighborhood and gets overshadowed by Bourbon Street and the French Quarter. Kind of like Greenwich Village to Times Square in NYC.

[nolagerowin]

The Marigny is still thriving post-Katrina.

Since it sits on the natural levee of the Mississippi, it received minimal damage compared to other neighborhoods.

[bigrigbear]

I lived on Dauphine at Port for many years but left long before Katrina, O how I miss the city of soul and my old hood, thank you for this documentory, it brought back many old memories that I still cherish, someday I will make it back home.

Thanks

[navytown]

NOLAGEROWIN-- i was born and raised in new orleans. i grew-up uptown, i remember quite a bit of the marigny. especially trick-or-treating as a child. you've done a great job in this documentary. keep up the good work, and God Bless. jc

[sassymichelle415]

It's a low-budget documentary, yet still a cohesive story line. I was there for Halloween a few times.

[nolagerowin]

In a private email, you said you did not watch the entire film. If you did, you could have offered constructive criticism, rather than just calling us "douchebags"

I mentioned the sex because one of your favorite videos (which you have since taken down from your public profile) was of a woman typing on a laptop bending over in a thong & exposing her breasts. Based on that, I thought that you just liked the blond girl in our video's thumbnail,& were looking for something a bit more risqué.

[nolagerowin]

You are the one who began this discussion, and you continue to use hate words.

There is nothing for sale, which makes me feel you stopped watching the video after you saw there was no sex show.

This documentary on the Marigny was based on interviews with local residents and businesses. Plus, an historian from the New Orleans Historic Collection.

[nolagerowin]

Ummm, how in the world did you even find this video? From your favorites list it looks like you were looking for a little T & A, and were upset with the history lesson. Based on your use of the word "douchebags," I can promise you that everyone in this video is a bit more interested in the pursuit of studying the history of this eclectic neighborhood than you just throwing out hate words.