I'm happy that the film captures the spirit of this city that will allow it to survive, ... As [musician and narrator] Art Neville says, 'In New Orleans, you're born into music and you die into music.'

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Cultural diversity gives it a flavor not like any other city in the world. But you're also talking about a city built in the middle of swamps.

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We're going to make sure they're well taken care of while they're here.

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We can confirm that the company has recently received a number of credible approaches from large media groups and internet players.

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I've heard the whole area of Treme's underwater. It's such a loss. It's one of the most culturally significant neighborhoods, the cradle of jazz.

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It's a terrible tragedy, ... I don't know if my house there is still standing.

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Treme has been a very vibrant area in terms of nurturing jazz through the generations.

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What has made my heart tear apart is that I would hate to think I made a film and the city is no longer there.

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The irony is I finished it and the now city might be destroyed.

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