New Orleans, 38 months after Hurricane Katrina: Barack Obama has just been elected to the White House, giving this battered, majority-black city reason for optimism. Yet for every entrenched resident who hopes to improve his or her lot - or just return to a sense of pre-Katrina normalcy - others are intent on capitalizing on the city's vulnerability and suffocating its culture.
A New Orleans neighborhood celebrates its first second-line since Katrina.
Albert takes the law into his own hands; LaDonna gets news about her missing brother.
Albert makes a shocking discovery while Davis barters freedom for piano lessons.
Antoine visits his sons, LaDonna and Toni probe a case of mistaken identity.
Davis enlists some top local musicians and a Japanese jazz fan does a good turn for Antoine.
Davis raises his profile on the streets and on TV; Delmond tours while Antoine toils.
A judge's ultimatum gives hope to LaDonna, Albert makes a stand and pays the price.
As New Orleans gears up for Fat Tuesday, LaDonna puts her bad news on hold.
Colson warns Albert to avoid trouble on St. Joseph's night.
A funeral procession offers mourners a chance to reflect on the events of the last year.
Antoine contemplates a move while LaDonna resists one; Davis moves in new directions.
Antoine decides to form a band; Vincent Abreu drops a suspicious death case on Toni; Hidalgo makes lucrative connections.
LaDonna confronts the return of the crime problem; Sofia channels her father's YouTube rants; Toni takes the Abreu case.
Antoine Batiste flirts with martyrdom; Janette Desautel encounters her old nemesis, Enrico Brulard, and a new suitor.
Antoine's students show interest and Annie's demo hits its mark; heat at the in-laws' house forces LaDonna to move.
Janette, Aunt Mimi and Annie commit to new deals, with varying degrees of enthusiasm. Toni may have found the killer she seeks.
New Orleans celebrates the election of Barack Obama; Desautel opens her own Bywater restaurant; LaDonna rebuilds Gigi's bar; school band director Batiste gets invested in his students' lives.
Lambreaux learns his cancer has spread; Delmond plays with Terence Blanchard in NY; Annie wins song of the year for "This City"; violence strikes one of Batiste's students.
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Aunt Mimi and Davis form a record company and sign rapper Katey Red; Janette makes her dramatic departure from Restaurant Brulard.
Lt. Colson questions the quality of police investigations; Janette lands at Le Bernardin; Annie tries composing.
Hidalgo does a favor for Councilman Oliver Thomas; Antoine appoints a straw boss; Janette learns that Jacques is in trouble.
As Carnival arrives in New Orleans, Albert unveils his new plumage, and Delmond discovers a new sound.
Delmond pitches his fusion project to Dr. John; Toni enlists a PI for the Abreu case; Davis debuts his band.
Davis is eclipsed by his protege, Lil Calliope; Albert's quest for authenticity rankles Delmond.
The community mourns a fallen artist; Toni asks Colson for inside help; Sonny is smitten at the docks.
In the Season 2 finale, Jazz Fest takes center stage in New Orleans, giving Treme residents a welcome respite from a challenging year.
Antoine Batiste does a good deed, and a homeowner suspects Nelson Hidalgo's deeds may not be so good.
Antoine Batiste does the 'Cupid Shuffle,' as Desiree's mother's house collapses. Annie T's visiting parents learn about her record deal.
Sonny rushes, but still misses the boat. Fats Domino tickles Davis McAlary's fancy and a few of the ivories.
It's Carnival time: Toni Bernette finds Judge Gatling dispensing orders and potables at Galatoire's.
Desautel's on the Avenue opens softly. Sonny pawns instruments to buy jewelry.
Janette Desautel gets attacked by crawfish ravioli. Terry Colson survives an assault.
Davis McAlary and Cheeky Blakk go 'full ghetto' on McAlary's goodbye to the musician's life.
McAlary and Desautel spend New Year's Eve together; Batiste picks up a movie job; LaDonna comforts Lambreaux; Colson offers to testify, NOPD retaliates.
McAlary celebrates his 40th; Bernette gets a break in her case; Annie dumps her band; Lambreaux insists that Delmond carry on as Big Chief after he's gone; Everett returns to New Orleans.
Colson is offered a transfer; guardians send Lambreaux home; Batiste takes his sons to a Dr. John gig; Hidalgo returns to Texas; McAlary revisits his pothole, now decorated.