If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise

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If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise

"Five years later. Facing another man-made disaster but still marching on."

2010- 2010

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2 Episodes

6.5(10 votes)

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Spike Lee returns to New Orleans five years after Katrina to see how the ambitious plans to reinvent the Crescent City are playing out.

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