A 'Patchwork' Tour Of New Orleans With Anders Osborne

By Melissa Block

Published May 25, 2010 at 9:01 AM HST

Anders Osborne performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Osborne stands in St. Louis Cemetery #3, where he proposed to his wife, Sarah.

Melissa Block

As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices.

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