New Orleans

KNKX jazz host Abe Beeson found slices of Seattle in New Orleans' locals-only French Quarter Festival, and several musicians who bounce between the two cities.

Music from New Orleans-raised or New Orleans-influenced musicians parades through KNKX's Midday and Evening Jazz on Tuesday. Laissez le bon temps rouler!

Containing some of his last original songs, a nod to soulful country ballads, and duets with Willie Nelson and Aaron Neville, "Things Happen That Way" is Dr. John's last recording session.

Last week, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to rename Robert E. Lee Boulevard for Allen Toussaint. Or as one media outlet headlined: "Lee Surrenders Again."

The statue in Lee Circle was the last of four Confederate-era monuments that the city had pledged to remove amid a swirl of controversy.

"There may have been a time when that monument reflected who we were as a city, but times change. And so do we," Mayor Mitch Landrieu said when he announced the plan.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the city would pay millions of dollars to people who were injured and to families of those killed by New Orleans police around the time Hurricane Katrina hit.

The new maps mean flood insurance for these areas is optional. But with half the city at or below sea level and memories of post-Hurricane Katrina flooding, some worry they send the wrong message.

One of New Orleans' favorite desserts is a lasting legacy of an oft-forgotten chapter in the city's history: the banana trade, and its infamous practices.