INTERVIEW: Brad Pitt on the experience of filming in New Orleans, his housing project for displaced Hurricane Katrina residents at the 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Premiere at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)

Sound Bite: Brad Pitt – “Benjamin Button” – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Well we were in New Orleans and I have such a love for that place, you’ll see it’s all over the film, and it was really a nice feeling for all of us, and it was right after the levee failure so it was at the time when the city was really trying to get off it’s knees again, so it was nice.

Brad Pitt in New Orleans, LA, on 3/11/2012 (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)

Ellen DeGeneres and Brad Pitt in New Orleans, LA, on 3/11/2012 (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)

Ellen DeGeneres and Brad Pitt in New Orleans, LA, on 3/11/2012 (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)

Brad Pitt in New Orleans, LA, on 3/11/2012 (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images Entertainment Video)

Actor Brad Pitt delivers a press conference about rebuilding New Orleans.

Baton Rouge, LA The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans is the center of controversy. It's been destroyed by hurricane Katrina. The rebuilding has been plagued with neglect from the city. The area was flooded during the hurricane when the levee broke holding the flood waters of lake Pontchartrain back. Many people died as result of the flood waters. The area has become overgrown in places. Vandals have stolen anything not tied down and trash dumping is common, even blocking streets. Brad Pitt has invested in housing on Tennessee Street In an effort to revitalize the neighborhood.