Putting the River in Reverse is a documentary film on the first major recording session in New Orleans, USA, since Hurricane Katrina. It features Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named storm, fifth hurricane, third major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. ... Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus, aka Elvis Costello. ... Paul Shaffer (L) and Allen Toussaint on the September 07, 2005 show of The Late Show with David Letterman Allen Toussaint (born January 14, 1938) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer and one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B. In the 1960s and 1970s...