A musical portrait of Zydeco King Clifton Chenier, who combines the pulsating rhythms of Cajun dance music and black R&B with African overtones, belting out his irresistible music in the sweaty juke joints of South Louisiana.

A naïve farm girl is duped by con men who promise her movie stardom in exchange for her savings.

Humorist Roy Blount Jr. takes viewers on a journey down the Mississippi River, showcasing everything...

Born on Halloween, 1935, Dale Brown's fight for justice began the day his father walked out - two da...

This award winning film is a fast paced, humorous look at the colorful way the residents of New Orle...

The film "Hurricane on the Bayou" is about the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katr...

Documentary which celebrates the music of Louisiana.

On August 29, 2005, Rockey Vaccarella rode out Hurricane Katrina on his roof by holding on to a rope...

The definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louis...

What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on ...

Head to southern Louisiana with filmmaker Matthew Wilkinson to soak up one of the country's best-kep...

HBO Documentary Films Presents the story of the effort to save the 895th surviving oiled pelican in ...

In 2019 Mississippi spring flooding hits record highs. Residents of Pierre-Part, Louisiana, prepare ...

The life story of Pulitzer Prize winning author John Kennedy Toole as told by friends and colleagues...

The life and times of the most original American singer/ songwriter of the last 50 years.

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

Phillis Wheatley Elementary School was a significant landmark in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orlea...

Through the words of the poet Kirby Jambon, the filmmakers offer a playful journey to the heart of t...

A genre-defying band forms in Austin, covers a notorious rap tune, creates its own acclaimed roots m...

At the Covenant House, located on the outskirts of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, the...

Ken Burns' portrait of Louisiana governor and U.S. senator Huey Long.