This Old House · SEASON 29

New Orleans | Return to New Orleans, Post Katrina

Episode 17 · 2008-01-24

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Episode overview

For the second project of the season, This Old House travels to New Orleans, Louisiana, to help a fourth-generation resident of the Lower 9th 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, along with 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, and how she plans to restore and expand them after a two-year vacancy. Master carpenter Norm Abram meets up with her builder to assess the challenges of building in post-Katrina New Orleans, while 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.

Season 29 episodes

1. Newton: Move or Improve2007-10-04 2. Newton: Big Plans2007-10-11 3. Newton: Prepwork and Inspiration2007-10-18 4. Newton: Framing, Wiring, and an Unfitted Kitchen2007-10-25 5. Newton: Retaining Wall, Historic Wallcovering2007-11-01 6. Newton: Exterior Paint Colors, Stained-Glass Window2007-11-08 7. Newton: Salvage, Progress, and Pink Granite2007-11-15 8. Newton: Fieldstone, Replacement Windows, and Teak2007-11-22 9. Newton: Pests, Decking, and AC2007-11-29 10. Newton: Bluestone and a Historic Billiards Room2007-12-06 11. Newton: Bringing Light Throughout2007-12-13 12. Newton: Garage Nightmare and Garbage Disposers2007-12-20 13. Newton: Getting the Details Right2007-12-27 14. Newton: In Memory of Joe Ferrante2008-01-03 15. Newton: Grout, Closets, and a Clawfoot Tub2008-01-10 16. Newton: Winter Wrap Party2008-01-17 17. New Orleans | Return to New Orleans, Post Katrina2008-01-24 18. New Orleans | Camelbacks, Bargeboard, and Toxic Mold2008-01-31 19. New Orleans | French Quarter, Shotgun Colors2008-02-07 20. New Orleans | Saints in the City2008-02-14 21. New Orleans | First Builder Falls Through2008-02-21 22. New Orleans | Back on Track2008-02-28 23. New Orleans | Recovery Continues2008-03-06 24. New Orleans | Landscapes and NBA Legends2008-03-13 25. New Orleans | Only In New Orleans2008-03-20 26. New Orleans | One Small Corner Restored2008-03-27