Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram visit the neighborhood jazz clubs of Frenchman Street, the local's alternative to Bourbon Street, where the music scene is still alive and well. At the project house in Holy Cross, homeowner Rashida Ferdinand receives surprising news, her contractor cannot complete the job. Although Rashida is hiring someone new she is filling in herself to bridge the gap between builders. Rashida has managed to obtain rough inspections and spray foam insulation gets underway in the new addition. Norm visits carpenter Matt Thompson at his renovated house and shop in By water to see how he is milling the historically accurate French doors out of Spanish cedar. At Musicians? Village, founder Branford Marsalis shows Norm the plans for the music education and performance center that will be built in honor of his father, Ellis Marsalis.