Toni becomes angry; Albert prepares for St. Joseph’s night; Antoine gambles away a big payday; Annie weighs her future options; a funeral procession offers mourners a chance to reflect.

Davis concocts a remedy for the blues; Annie makes a decision; Antoine becomes LaDonna’s unexpected benefactor; Colson warns Albert to avoid trouble; Creighton is inspired by a classic novel.

As New Orleans gears up for its first Fat Tuesday since Katrina, Albert (Clarke Peters) is sent a less-than-celebratory message by the NOPD. Sonny (Michael Huisman) leaves Annie (Lucia Micarelli) to her own devices; LaDonna (Khandi Alexander) puts her bad news on hold; the Bernettes make a Mardi Gras appearance, though [...]

A judge’s ultimatum gives hope to LaDonna and Toni; Albert makes a stand; Antoine gets an airport gig; Janette takes her cooking skills on the road; Annie auditions for a Cajun gig.

Toni searches for clues about Daymo; Davis raises his profile on the streets and on TV; Janette considers suspending operations; Albert vents about the lack of tribe lodging; Sonny crosses a line with Annie.

Three men — Delmond, Sonny, and Antoine — who find themselves away from New Orleans for very different reasons. While Delmond lives it up in New York City with his girlfriend Jill (how funny that both he and his father were chatting up ladies in this episode) and has no intention of [...]

While Davis trades piano lessons for his freedom, Albert makes an unnerving discovery and Annie gets a gig on her birthday.

LaDonna finally receives news about her brother, who is missing. Albert is forced to take the law into his own hands.

In the small New Orleans neighborhood of Treme, they are about to celebrate the first “second-line parade” since the town was struck by Katrina and many of the local musicians and residents are reunited, but even more have not yet returned.