The American Idol auditions rolled into Louisiana Thursday night with no big drama between judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. Instead, one contestant grabbed the spotlight - 19-year-old Burnell Taylor, a survivor of Hurricane Katrina who now lives in Baton Rouge, who floored the judges with a powerhouse performance of I'm Here from the Broadway production of The Color Purple.

“Burnell made me cry!” Carey exclaimed as she wiped her eyes following his performance, adding, �