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New Orleans - a fresh sense of optimism?
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
The city of New Orleans - known as the Big Easy - has been down on its luck in the last few years.
Ever since the city's levees failed when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, there has been something of a cloud over the city.
A recent announcement by President Obama on the US space programme also looks likely to cost the city a lot of jobs.
But a couple of recent events have combined to lift the city's spirits, with the election of a new mayor, and the New Orleans Saints football team winning the national SuperBowl.
Harry Shearer, best-known as the voice of several characters in The Simpsons cartoon, considers whether the optimism in New Orleans is likely to last.
And Harry Shearer is currently making a film called 'The Big Uneasy', for the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, exploring why New Orleans's levees failed. If you use Twitter, you can follow his progress @letwits
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