Behind

BY ASHLEY GORDON

STREETS ARE BLOCKED off, trailers line parking lots, equipment is rolled out and maybe, just maybe, you might catch a glimpse of a celebrity dressed in character. The Louisiana film industry is thriving since COVID, when this disrupter of all disrupters changed the way viewers consumed entertainment. And the pandemic shutdown set the industry on a six-month production delay, reducing content that people had grown accustomed to binging. When the cameras were ready to roll again, Louisiana was well positioned to welcome film crews.

In the past two years alone, 145 productions have been shot in Louisiana. This includes National Treasure: Edge of History, Secrets of Sulphur Springs, Queen Sugar, Your Honor, Interview with the Vampire and The Winchesters. This has supported nearly 10,000 jobs statewide,