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http://katrinafilm.com is Charles London's response to the catastrophic hurricane of 2005 that affected not only his City of New Orleans but also the thousands of people all over Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. A sincere THANK YOU to all those who came here to help clean up and rebuild.
The pictures in all of the films below were taken by Charles London unless otherwise noted.

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2008 Bayou Boogaloo

Check out the great performers at the 2008 Bayou Boogaloo on May 23rd and May 24th on the Jefferson Davis Parkway neutral ground in Mid-City New Orleans
More information is available at http://www.thebayouboogaloo.com

Mock Trial

Ursuline Academy students participated in a mock trial at the Gretna Courthouse on April 21, 2008
Music in the film is by Mike Post

Aerial View of New Orleans

These pictures were taken through the windows of an office complex in downtown New Orleans.
Music in the film is by The Brothers Johnson.

Ursuline Academy Senior Prom

The Ursuline Academy Class of 2008, also known as the "Sioux", held their Senior Prom on April 12, 2008.
Music in the film is by Katamari Damase

2008 Crescent City Classic

This four minute film shows the great time had by all at the 4 mile post. The party sponsored by Swirl Wines included a DJ and lots of wonderful product from Swirl Wines which was all gone in short order.
Music in the film above is by Frankie Beverly and Maze

The New Orleans Food Cooperative

Scheduled to open in 2009, the New Orleans Food Cooperative's mission is to provide healthy, affordable groceries while supporting local and regional food production. http://nolafoodcoop.org
Music in this longer version is by The Whispers

Stallings Playground Needs Help

Made in February, 2007, this film highlights some of the needs at Olive Stallings Playground on Gentilly Blvd. in New Orleans. Click on the links below to see the tremendous work done by the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association and its sponsors.
Music in the film above is by James Brown

Olive Stallings Playground Officially Reopens February 16, 2008 ///Olive Stallings Gets Joy In Her Soul ///Stallings Playground Sponsors /// Stallings Playground Renewal ///Who Was Olive Stallings? ///Gambit Remembers Olive Stallings

Hurricane

Made in September, 2005 from pictures taken while evacuating and pictures from nola.com, this film attempts to show what that day felt like.
Music in the Hurricane film is Aaron Neville's rendition of Louisiana 1927

Yes We Can!

Good Orleans

Tired of the ridiculous depictions of New Orleans in the press, this film was made to show how people in New Orleans really live. The first picture in the film is from the internet. All other pictures in the film were taken by Charles London within the city limits of New Orleans
Music in the Good Orleans film is by Tony Joe White

Bayou Bang Spice ///Jazz 2006 ///1300 Moss ///Voodoo Bayou

2007 Esplanade Holiday Fest

Lead by Al Martinez of Asian Pacific and supported by most of the businesses in the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood, for the second year in a row the Esplanade Holiday Fest proved to be the place to have fun during the holidays.
Music in the Esplanade Holiday fest film is Chuck Brown's rap to the instrumental of "On Broadway"

Chalmette ///Funky ///Riders ///Rain ///Popp's ///Willow's ///9th Ward ///Mirliton ///ENOUGH! ///SAINTS! ///Folk Art ///Cleanup

Alcee Fortier Park

Bobby Wozniak is a regular at Fortier Park. He's been designing and planting gardens there for over 20 years. Located on Esplanade Avenue at Mystery Street, this park is easy to miss. But, once inside, you will immediately feel the tranquility and marvel at the variety of foliage there.
Bobby Wozniak has worked on Fortier Park for decades.

Fortier Fest ///Swirl ///2nd Cleanup ///St. Alphonsus ///Parkway

Desmare Playground

Here's what Henry Desmare Playground on Esplanade Avenue looked like in March, 2007

Desmare Playground Gets 12 More Trees

Monique Pilie of hikeforkatreena.com supplied 12 trees to Desmare Playground in April, 2007. With the help of the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association the trees were planted quickly. The basketball goals and fence were painted by Charles London

Dogz ///Dog Daze ///Fair Grinds

The 1st Bayou Boogaloo

Jared Zeller of the Mothership Foundation along with current MCNO President Jennifer Weishaupt and many other people from the Mid City Neighborhood Organization worked hard to produce this festival. Thousands of people turned out to take a break from the rebuilding process and enjoy the day. Pictures are by Bart Everson.
Music is by the Brothers Johnson

2007 Boogaloo ///3rd Cleanup ///Indians ///Voodoo ///East Bridge ///NOLA 1952 ///Art ///Wise Sophia ///Big Toys

Bastille Day 2007

Produced by the Faubourg St. John Merchants Association, this festival was great fun for all who attended
Music is from the award winning film "Amelie" Tune suggested by Laura London

Night Out ///WATCH ME ///Ursuline New Orleans ///Terranova's Superette ///Bayou Planting ///Pre-MUSES ///WOLFMAN ///99 TREES

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