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Last week, HBO announced that the third season of Treme would begin on Sunday, September 23. This weekend, the premium cable television network released this short teaser for the upcoming season. Most of season two’s principal characters are featured: Big Chief Albert Lambreaux, his jazz trumpeter son Delmond, trombone player Antoine Batiste and his ex-wife and bar owner LaDonna Batiste-Williams, lawyer Toni Bernette, Davis McAlary, violinist Annie Talarico, out-of-town real-estate developer Nelson Hidalgo, and chef Janette Desautel. Some story lines that look to be expanded upon are LaDonna’s trouble with safety at her bar, Toni’s deepening investigation into the NOPD, Davis’ studio recording with producer Don Bartholomew, Janette’s search to find good restaurant work, and Nelson’s struggle to wrap his head around the byzantine, tangled world of New Orleans politics and business. It also appears that Mardi Gras will again feature prominently in season three of Treme.