New Orleans in the 50s (2011)

If there was ever a pivotal decade for the city, it was NEW ORLEANS IN THE '50s. Program highlights include the early days of local television, including "Popeye and Pals" and "Morgus the Magnificent"; the career of New Orleans Mayor Chep Morrison, whose years in office spanned the decade; the development of the Lakeview and Ponchartrain Park neighborhoods and Canal Street as a regional shopping and entertainment mecca.