Highlighted photos from TEDxNOLA, a one-day conference that addressed the question: how can creativity save a community? View all the photos on Flickr and Facebook.

TEDxNOLA was a local, self-organized conference convened in New Orleans to explore the pivotal role that crisis plays in the development of groundbreaking ideas. On August 27th, 2010 during the week of remembrance of the 5th Anniversary of Katrina, Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre hosted intellects and achievers to examine how crisis forces us to rethink, reinvent and reinvest. How can creativity save a community?

View all the photos from TEDxNOLA on Flickr and Facebook.

Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans

James Carville

Gary Solomon, Jr., The Solomon Group

John Besh, John Besh Restaurants

Lisa P. Jackson, EPA

Matt Wisdom, Turbosquid

Photos from the Gulf Coast Benefit Concert in New Orleans, supporting the Gulf Restoration Network. A great turnout for a great cause. Let’s continue to #RocktheSpill in all our ways.

Rotary Downs at @GulfBenefit, Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA

Outside Tipitina’s for @GulfBenefit, New Orleans, LA

Galactic at @GulfBenefit, Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA

Young Fellaz Brass Band at @GulfBenefit, Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA

Big Sam at @GulfBenefit, Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA

@GulfBenefit, Tipitina’s, New Orleans, LA

More about the Gulf Benefit Concerts on July 1st, 2010:

• Mashable, How the Gulf Coast Benefit is Using Social Media to Rally Support
• Huffington Post, Gulf Coast Benefits July 1st Unite Us in Gulf Coast Recovery
• Co-Organizer Sloane Berrent, Groundswell Growing for Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts Thursday (List of press)
• Co-Organizer, Sloane Berrent, Nationwide Gulf Benefit Concerts July 1st to Benefit Gulf Restoration Network
• CNN’s iReport, Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts on CNN’s iReport
• Live Earth, Get Involved in the Gulf Coast Benefit Concerts on July 1
• Website for the Gulf Coast Benefit Concert
• Photos from the Gulf Coast Benefit Concert at Tipitina’s, New Orleans

Related:

• 6 Ways to Help the Gulf Coast Today, by Sloane Berrent

Pictures simply don’t do justice to the pure joy flowing through New Orleans after the Super Bowl Sunday night. More pictures and videos on Flickr.

Mere moments after the Super Bowl ended, out on Bourbon St…

Later, joining a “who dat” second line through the French Quarter…

Many more pictures and video from pre- and post-game Super Bowl Sunday are on my Flickr.