# Laborlore Keynote Address

Nick Spitzer presents a talk titled "In Katrina's Wake: The Building Trades in New Orleans." This presentation focuses on the historical and contemporary relationships of skilled building trades workers in New Orleans to the musical and visual culture of their place. Interviews with veteran workers in the local music and work communities point to the resilience and creative spirit of New Orleans communities as they struggle to rebuild after the devastation caused by the recent flooding of the city.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2007
- By: Library Of Congress
- Genres: Education, Science, History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688133/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2021688133?play=1)