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NPR's 'Fresh Air' Interviews New Orleans Nurse Working With Uninsured HIV-Positive Residents After Hurricane Katrina

Jeanne Dumestre is one of the founders of Tipitina's, the New Orleans club that remains one of the city's musical landmarks. Since 1985, Dumestre has worked as a nurse in the city, helping people who have HIV/AIDS -- but don't have insurance.

The move from a club that has hosted shows by the Neville Brothers and the Meters -- shows that, in the early days, often included an offer of free bananas -- to a life of nursing came naturally to Demestre. It happened in the mid-80s, when she witnessed the effects of AIDS in her city, and the passion of those trying to help.

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