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is featured in a number of works of fiction. This article in an ongoing effort to list the books, movies, television shows, and comics that are set or filmed, in whole or part, in New Orleans.

Books

Authors who have repeatedly or frequently used New Orleans as a setting for their fiction include

James Lee Burke James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for ''Black Cherry Blues'' (1990) and ''Cimarron Rose'' (1998), and has also been presented with the Grand Master ...

Poppy Z. Brite Billy Martin (born May 25, 1967), formerly Poppy Z. Brite, is an American author. He initially achieved fame in the gothic horror genre of literature in the early 1990s by publishing a string of successful novels and short story collections. He i ...

Truman Capote Truman Garcia Capote ( ; born Truman Streckfus Persons; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, ...

Nancy A. Collins Nancy A. Collins (born September 10, 1959) is an American horror fiction writer best known for her series of vampire novels featuring her character Sonja Blue. Collins has also written for comic books, including the ''Swamp Thing'' (vol. 2) se ...

Barbara Hambly Barbara Hambly (born August 28, 1951) is an American novelist and screenwriter within the genres of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction. She is the author of the bestselling Benjamin January mystery series featuring a free ...

Lafcadio Hearn , born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (; el, Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χέρν, Patríkios Lefkádios Chérn, Irish language, Irish: Pádraig Lafcadio O'hEarain), was an Irish people, Irish-Greeks, Greek-Japanese people, Japanese writer, t ...

Frances Parkinson Keyes Frances Parkinson Keyes (July 21, 1885 – July 3, 1970) was an American author who wrote about her life as the wife of a U.S. Senator and novels set in New England, Louisiana, and Europe. A convert to Roman Catholicism, her later works freq ...

Caitlín R. Kiernan Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan (born 26 May 1964) is an Irish-born American published paleontologist and author of science fiction and dark fantasy works, including 10 novels, series of comic books, and more than 250 published short stories, novella ...

Anne Rice Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Christian literature. She was best known for her series of novels ''The Vampire Chronicles''. B ...

James Sallis James Sallis (born December 21, 1944) is an American crime writer who wrote a series of novels featuring the detective character Lew Griffin set in New Orleans, and the 2005 novel '' Drive'', which was adapted into a 2011 film of the same nam ...

, Julie Smith, and

Alexandrea Weis Alexandrea Weis (born in New Orleans) is an American novelist. She was educated as a nurse. She has written a number of novels about New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

-winning ''

A Confederacy of Dunces ''A Confederacy of Dunces'' is a picaresque novel by American novelist John Kennedy Toole which reached publication in 1980, eleven years after Toole's death. Published through the efforts of writer Walker Percy (who also contributed a foreword) a ...

'' by

John Kennedy Toole John Kennedy Toole (; December 17, 1937 – March 26, 1969) was an American novelist from New Orleans, Louisiana whose posthumously published novel, ''A Confederacy of Dunces'', won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981; he also wrote ''The N ...

(1980). Works that feature the city include: * ''

Accordion Crimes ''Accordion Crimes'' is a 1996 novel by American writer E. Annie Proulx. It followed her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1993 work ''The Shipping News'' and was shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Prize for Fiction, Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. ...

'' (1996) by

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(setting for exposition and rising action) * ''Albert, Himself'' by Jeff W. Bens * ''The Anti-Vampire Tale'' (2010) by Lewis Aleman * '' The Awakening'' (1899) by

Kate Chopin Kate Chopin (, also ; born Katherine O'Flaherty; February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminis ...

* ''The Beautiful'' (2019) by

Renée Ahdieh Renée Ahdieh is an American-Korean author, best known for her ''New York Times'' best-selling series ''The Wrath & the Dawn''. Her books have been translated into many languages. Life Renée Ahdieh spent her first years of childhood growing up ...

* ''Blue Moon Over New Orleans'' by Anna Mayhall Munding (post WWII mystery novel set in New Orleans) * ''Blues and Trouble: Twelve Stories'' by Tom Piazza (the first short story, "Brownsville", is set in New Orleans) * ''Chasing the Devil's Tail'' (2001) and sequels by

David Fulmer David Fulmer is an American author, journalist, and filmmaker. Biography Born Thurston David Fulmer, to Thurston (1924–2012) and Flora (née Prizzi) Fulmer (1925-2020) in Northumberland, Pennsylvania (pop 3,714). He is Sicilian on his mothe ...

(jazz mysteries featuring Valentin St. Cyr) * ''City of Refuge'' by Tom Piazza *''Clarimonde'' by Napier Bartlett (features a Creole tale and a description of New Orleans during the American Civil War) *''

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'' (1993) and ''

The Pelican Brief ''The Pelican Brief'' is a legal-suspense thriller by John Grisham, published in 1992 by Doubleday. It is his third novel after '' A Time to Kill'' and '' The Firm''. Two paperback editions were published, both by Dell Publishing in 1993. A n ...

'' (1992) by

John Grisham John Ray Grisham Jr. (; born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is an American novelist, lawyer and former member of the 7th district of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his popular legal thrillers. According to the Am ...

* ''The Coffee Shop Chronicles of New Orleans - Part 1'' (2010) by David Lummis * ''Cold Streak'' (2008) by Lewis Aleman * ''The Condor Passes'' (1971) and ''The House on Coliseum Street'' (1961) by

Shirley Ann Grau Shirley Ann Grau (July 8, 1929August 3, 2020) was an American writer. Born in New Orleans, she lived part of her childhood in Montgomery, Alabama. Her novels are set primarily in the Deep South and explore issues of race and gender. In 1965 she w ...

* ''

'' (1980) by

* ''Crescent City'' (1984) by

Belva Plain Belva Plain (October 9, 1915 – October 12, 2010), née Offenberg, was a best-selling American author of mainstream fiction. Biography Belva Offenberg was a third-generation Jewish American who was raised in New York City. She graduated from Ba ...

*Crooked Man (1994) and nine subsequent Tubby Dubonnet Mysteries by Tony Dunbar *''

The Crystal City ''The Crystal City'' (2003) is an alternate history/fantasy novel by American writer Orson Scott Card. It is the sixth book in Card's ''The Tales of Alvin Maker'' series and is about Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son. Plot summary ...

'' (2003) by

Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is the first and (as of 2022) only person to win both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for both ...

(features an alternate-history version of New Orleans in which it is controlled by the Spanish and called 'Nueva Barcelona' or 'Barcy') * ''A Density of Souls'' (2000) by

Christopher Rice Christopher Travis Rice (born March 11, 1978) is an American author. Rice made his fiction debut in 2000 with the bestselling ''A Density of Souls'', going on to write many more novels, including ''The Snow Garden'', ''The Heavens Rise'', ''The V ...

* ''Dinner at Antoine's'' (1948), ''Crescent Carnival'' (1942), and others by

* ''Exquisite Corpse'' by Poppy Z. Brite * ''Faces in Time'' by Lewis Aleman (2009) * ''Fantasy Lover'' (2006) and sequels, comprising '' The Dark-Hunter Series'' by

Sherrilyn Kenyon Sherrilyn Woodward (formerly Sherrilyn Kenyon; born December 11, 1965) is a bestselling US writer. Under her former married name, she wrote both urban fantasy and paranormal romance. She is best known for her Dark Hunter series. Under the pseud ...

* ''Fat White Vampire Blues'' (2003) and sequel by Andrew Fox * '' The Feast of All Saints'' (1979) by

* ''Fleur deKey'' a debut French Quarter mystery b
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* ''Flying Solo: An Unconventional Aviatrix Navigates Turbulence in Life'' b
Jeannette Vaughan
* The three ''Frankenstein'' books by Dean Koontz, Kevin J. Anderson, and Ed Gorman 'Prodigal Son'' (2005), ''City of Night'' (2005), and ''Lost Souls'' (2010)* ''A Free Man of Color'' (1997) and sequels ( The Benjamin January Mysteries) by

* ''

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * Gone with the Wind (novel), ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Win ...

'' (1936) by

Margaret Mitchell Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949) was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel, published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel '' Gone with the Wind'', for which she wo ...

(location of Rhett and Scarlett's honeymoon) * ''

The Grandissimes ''The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life'' is a novel by George Washington Cable, published as a book in 1880 by Charles Scribner's Sons after appearing as a serial in ''Scribner's''.Richardson TJ, ed. (1981). ''The Grandissimes: Centennial essa ...

'' (1880) by

George Washington Cable George Washington Cable (October 12, 1844 – January 31, 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist wor ...

* '' A Hall of Mirrors'' (1967) by Robert Stone * ''Hoodoo Money'' by Sharon Cupp Pennington * ''

Interview with the Vampire ''Interview with the Vampire'' is a gothic horror and vampire novel by American author Anne Rice, published in 1976. It was her debut novel. Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, w ...

'' (1976) and sequels, collectively known as ''

The Vampire Chronicles ''The Vampire Chronicles'' is a series of gothic horror novels and a media franchise, created by American writer Anne Rice, that revolves around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18t ...

'', by

* The epic fiction ''

Jitterbug Perfume ''Jitterbug Perfume'' is Tom Robbins' fourth novel and was listed on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list in 1985. The book follows two interweaving storylines, one in Ancient Eurasia and one in the present day. The story connects dueling perf ...

'' (1984) by

Tom Robbins Thomas Eugene Robbins (born July 22, 1932) is a best-selling and prolific American novelist. His most notable works are "seriocomedies" (also known as "comedy drama"), such as ''Even Cowgirls Get the Blues''. Tom Robbins has lived in La Conner, ...

uses modern day New Orleans as one of four major settings along with 8th-century Bohemia, modern day Seattle, and modern day Paris *'' Junkie'' (1953) by

William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs II (; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular cultur ...

* ''Lafitte the Pirate'' by

Lyle Saxon Lyle Saxon (18911946) was a writer and journalist who reported for ''The Times-Picayune'' in New Orleans, Louisiana. He directed the Federal Writers' Project Works Progress Administration (WPA) guide to Louisiana. Life Saxon was born on Septem ...

, the basis for the 1938 film The Buccaneer and the 1958 remake of the same name * '' Life on the Mississippi'' (1883) by

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

(Chapter XLI: "The Metropolis of the South") * The ''Liquor'' series (2004) by

* ''

Lives of the Mayfair Witches ''Lives of the Mayfair Witches'' is a trilogy of supernatural horror/fantasy novels by American novelist Anne Rice. It centers on a family of witches whose fortunes have been guided for generations by a spirit named Lasher. The series began i ...

'' (1990-1994) by

* " Madam: A Novel of New Orleans" (2014) by Cari Lynn and Kellie Martin (based on true events of Storyville and Madam Josie Arlington) * ''

Manon Lescaut ''The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut'' ( ) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of ''Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité'' (''Memoirs and Adventures of a Ma ...

'' (1731) by

Antoine François Prévost Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana ...

(features the early French colony at New Orleans at one point in the book) * ''The Map of Moments'' (2009) by

Christopher Golden Christopher Golden (born July 15, 1967) is an American author of horror, fantasy, and suspense novels for adults and teens. Early life Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. He graduated from Tufts ...

and

Tim Lebbon Tim Lebbon (born 28 July 1969, London) is a British horror and dark fantasy writer. Life Lebbon was born in London. He lived in Devon until he was eight and then in Newport until the age of 26. He now lives in Goytre, Monmouthshire with his ...

* ''Midnight Bayou'' (2001) and ''Honest Illusions'' (1992) by

Nora Roberts Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the ''in Death'' series and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publication ...

* ''Misisipi'' (2012) by Michael Reilly, climaxing during the events of

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

* ''Monsieur Motte'' (1888) by

Grace King Grace Elizabeth King (November 29, 1852 – January 14, 1932) was an American author of Louisiana stories, history, and biography, and a leader in historical and literary activities. King began her literary career as a response to George Washin ...

* ''

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'' (1927) and '' Pylon'' (1935) by

William Faulkner William Cuthbert Faulkner (; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where Faulkner spent most of ...

(the latter novel takes place in "New Valois," a thinly disguised New Orleans) * ''Moth'' (1993) and sequels (Lew Griffin mysteries) by

* ''

The Moviegoer ''The Moviegoer'' is the debut novel by Walker Percy, first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961. It won the U.S. National Book Award.Walker Percy Walker Percy, OSB (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American writer whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is noted for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans; his first, ''The Moviegoer'', won the Nat ...

(winner of the 1962

National Book Award The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. The Nat ...

) * ''

Mules and Men ''Mules and Men'' is a 1935 autoethnographical collection of African-American folklore collected and written by anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. The book explores stories she collected in two trips: one in Eatonville and Polk County, Florida, an ...

'' (1935) by

Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on Hoodoo (spirituality), hoodoo. The most ...

* ''To My Senses, Recovery, Sacrifice, The Ghosts of Rue Dumaine, Dark Perception, Taming Me, Cover to Covers, Dark Attraction, The Satyr's Curse, Blackwell'' by

Alexandrea Weis Alexandrea Weis (born in New Orleans) is an American novelist. She was educated as a nurse. She has written a number of novels about New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,James Lee Burke James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for ''Black Cherry Blues'' (1990) and ''Cimarron Rose'' (1998), and has also been presented with the Grand Master ...

* ''New Orleans, Mon Amour'' (2006) by

Andrei Codrescu Andrei Codrescu (; born December 20, 1946) is a Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for National Public Radio. He is the winner of the Peabody Award for his film ''Road Scholar'' and the Ovid Prize for p ...

(collection of essays and short stories) * ''New Orleans Mourning'' (1990) and sequels (Skip Langdon mysteries) by Julie Smith * ''New Orleans Noir'' (2007) edited by Julie Smith (short stories by various authors) * ''Off Magazine Street'' (2005) by Ronald Everett Capps, the basis for the 2004 film ''

A Love Song for Bobby Long ''A Love Song for Bobby Long'' is a 2004 American psychological drama film directed and written by Shainee Gabel, based on the novel ''Off Magazine Street'' by Ronald Everett Capps. It stars John Travolta as the title character, an aging alcoho ...

'' * ''One More Last Dance'' (2017) by Jerry Antil * Outside Child (2007) b
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(Silver Medalist in the 2008 IPPY Awards) * ''Paul Marchand, F.M.C.'' (1921) by

Charles Chesnutt Charles Waddell Chesnutt (June 20, 1858 – November 15, 1932) was an American author, essayist, political activist and lawyer, best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity in the post-Ci ...

* ''A Quiet Vendetta'' (2005) by

R. J. Ellory Roger Jon Ellory (born 20 June 1965) is an English thriller writer. Personal life Ellory lives in Birmingham, England. He cites Arthur Conan Doyle, Michael Moorcock, J. R. R. Tolkien and Stephen King as people who influenced his writing. He ...

* ''Side Effects: A New Orleans Love Story'' by Patty Friedmann * ''Tranquility Denied'' (2007) by novelist A. C. Frieden * ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...

'' by Michael Llewellyn * ''Treasure Mountain'' (1972) by Louis Dearborn L'Amour * ''Unmasked'' by Jody Gerbig * ''Vampires of the French Quarter'' (2019) by Gilbert DuBose *''Violets and Other Tales'' (1895) and ''The Goodness of Saint Rocque and Other Stories'' (1899) by

Alice Dunbar-Nelson Alice Dunbar Nelson (July 19, 1875 – September 18, 1935) was an American poet, journalist, and political activist. Among the first generation born free in the South after the Civil War, she was one of the prominent African Americans involved i ...

* ''Voodoo Dreams'' and '' Voodoo Season'' (1993) by

Jewell Parker Rhodes Jewell Parker Rhodes (born 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American bestselling novelist and educator. She is the author of several books for children including the ''New York Times'' bestsellers ''Black Brother, Black Brother'' and '' G ...

* ''

A Walk on the Wild Side ''A Walk on the Wild Side'' is a 1956 novel by Nelson Algren, also adapted into the 1962 film of the same name. Set in Depression era, it is "the tragi-comedy of Dove Linkhorn", a naive Texan drifting from his hometown to New Orleans. Algren n ...

'' (1956) by

Nelson Algren Nelson Algren (born Nelson Ahlgren Abraham; March 28, 1909 – May 9, 1981) was an American writer. His 1949 novel ''The Man with the Golden Arm'' won the National Book Award and was adapted as the 1955 film of the same name. Algren articulated ...

, the basis for the 1962 film '' Walk on the Wild Side'' * ''John Raven Beau'' by O'Neil De Noux named Best Police Book of 2011 by police-writers.com. * '' Zeitoun'' (2009) by

Dave Eggers Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the 2000 best-selling memoir ''A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius''. Eggers is also the founder of ''Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern'', a lite ...

Comic books and graphic novels

* In the

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

fictional universe, New Orleans is the home city for the X-Man

Gambit A gambit (from Italian , the act of tripping someone with the leg to make them fall) is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices with the aim of achieving a subsequent advantage. The word ''gambit'' is also sometimes used to describe simi ...

, as well as the guilds of Thieves and Assassins; as well as the leader of the latter guild,

Bella Donna Boudreaux Bella Donna Boudreaux is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is commonly associated with the X-Man Gambit. She first appeared in ''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #8, and was created by J ...

. * The nonfiction webcomic '' A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge'' is about six real-life residents of New Orleans and their experiences before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina. * In the

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

fictional universe, New Orleans has been given a neighboring city, St. Roch, Louisiana, serving as an occasional home to the original

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

and

Hawkgirl Hawkgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original Hawkgirl, Shiera Sanders Hall, was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, and first appeared in ''Flash Comics' ...

. * The Marvel Comics heroine

Monica Rambeau Monica Rambeau is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr., the character debuted in ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #16 (October 1982). Monica w ...

, known as Captain Marvel II and Photon, is from New Orleans. * In the

Marvel Max MAX Comics is an imprint of Marvel Comics specializing in comic book media aimed at adult-only readers. It was launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system. The MAX Comics imprint is ...

comic ''Hellstorm—Son of Satan'', post-Katrina New Orleans is the setting.

Film

New Orleans has served as the backdrop for a number of films with iconic turns in films such as ''

Gone With the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * Gone with the Wind (novel), ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Win ...

'' (1939), ''

A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of person ...

'' (1951), Little New Orleans Girl (1956), ''

The Cincinnati Kid ''The Cincinnati Kid'' is a 1965 American drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It tells the story of Eric "The Kid" Stoner, a young Depression-era poker player, as he seeks to establish his reputation as the best. This quest leads him to chal ...

'' (1965), '' Live and Let Die'' (1973), Little New Orleans Girl (1978), ''

'' (1994), Little New Orleans Girl (2004), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), and ''

The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American Animation, animated musical film, musical fantasy film, fantasy romantic comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The List of Walt Disney Anima ...

'' (2009). Films set in the city include: * '' 12 Rounds'' (2009) * ''

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars ''Abbott and Costello Go to Mars'' is a 1953 American science fiction comedy film starring the comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and directed by Charles Lamont. It was produced by Howard Christie and made by Universal-International. Des ...

'' (1953) * ''

Albino Alligator ''Albino Alligator'' is a 1996 American crime thriller film. The directorial debut of Kevin Spacey as well as the screenwriting debut of Christian Forte, it stars Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway, and Gary Sinise. It tells the story of three small-time ...

'' (1997) * ''

All Dogs Go to Heaven ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' is a 1989 animated musical fantasy adventure comedy-drama film directed by Don Bluth and co-directed by Gary Goldman (his directorial debut) and Dan Kuenster. It tells the story of Charlie B. Barkin (voiced by Burt Re ...

'' (1989) * ''

Angel Heart ''Angel Heart'' is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological horror film, an adaptation of William Hjortsberg's 1978 novel ''Falling Angel''. The film was written and directed by Alan Parker, and stars Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, a ...

'' (1987) * ''

Arachnoquake ''Arachnoquake'' is a 2012 made for television horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressi ...

'' (2012) * '' Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'' (2009) * ''

Belle of the Nineties ''Belle of the Nineties'' is a 1934 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Leo McCarey and released by Paramount Pictures. Mae West's fourth motion picture, it was based on her original story ''It Ain't No Sin'', which was also to b ...

'' (1934) * '' The Big Easy'' (1987) * ''

Blade A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they are to be used on. Historic ...

'' (2024) * '' Blaze'' (1989) * ''

Blue Bayou "Blue Bayou" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a Top 5 h ...

'' (2021) * '' The Buccaneer'' (1938) and '' The Buccaneer'' (1958) * '' Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh'' (1995) * '' Captain Marvel'' (2019) * '' Cat People'' (1982) * ''

'' (1965) (#1 film in U.S.) * '' Città violenta'' (1970) * ''

'' (1994) * '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008) * ''

Déjà Vu ''Déjà vu'' ( , ; "already seen") is a French loanword for the phenomenon of feeling as though one has lived through the present situation before.Schnider, Armin. (2008). ''The Confabulating Mind: How the Brain Creates Reality''. Oxford Univer ...

'' (2006) * ''

Double Jeopardy In jurisprudence, double jeopardy is a procedural defence (primarily in common law jurisdictions) that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following an acquittal or conviction and in rare case ...

'' (1999) * '' Down by Law'' (1986) * ''

Dracula 2000 ''Dracula 2000'' (also known internationally as ''Dracula 2001'') is a 2000 American gothic film, gothic horror film co-written and directed by Patrick Lussier and produced by Joel Soisson and Wes Craven (executive producer), and starring Gerard ...

'' (2000) * '' The Drowning Pool'' (1975) * ''

Easy Rider ''Easy Rider'' is a 1969 American independent drug culture road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper play two bikers who travel through the American So ...

'' (1969) (box office #1 film in the U.S.) * ''

The Family That Preys ''The Family That Preys'' is a 2008 American comedy-drama film, written, produced, and directed by Tyler Perry. The screenplay focuses on two families, one wealthy and the other working class, whose lives are intertwined in both love and business ...

'' (2008) * ''

Father Hood ''Father Hood'' is a 1993 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by Darrell Roodt, from a screenplay by Scott Spencer (of '' Endless Love'' fame). The movie stars Patrick Swayze and Halle Berry. Plot Siblings Kelly and Eddie Charles e ...

'' (1993) * ''

The Flame of New Orleans ''The Flame of New Orleans'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Marlene Dietrich and Bruce Cabot in his first comedy role. The supporting cast features Roland Young, Andy Devine and Franklin Pangborn. It was the last of t ...

'' (1941) * ''

'' (1939) (#1 film in U.S.) * ''

Hard Target ''Hard Target'' is a 1993 American action film directed by Hong Kong film director John Woo in his U.S. debut. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, an out-of-work homeless Cajun merchant seaman and former United States Forc ...

'' (1993) * '' Hard Times'' (1975) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

Hatchet II ''Hatchet II'' is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Green's film, ''Hatchet'' and the second installment in the ''Hatchet'' film series. Picking up right where the first film ended, ''Hatchet II ...

'' (2010) * ''

The Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. The haunted house attraction features a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called "Doom Buggies", and a walk-through show is displaye ...

'' (2003) * ''

Hell Baby ''Hell Baby'' is a 2013 American horror-comedy film written and directed by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. The film stars Rob Corddry, Leslie Bibb, Keegan-Michael Key, Riki Lindhome, Rob Huebel, and Paul Scheer. Writer-directors Garant and ...

'' (2013) * '' Hurricane Season'' (2010) * ''

If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise ''If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise'' is a 2010 documentary film directed by Spike Lee, as a follow-up to his 2006 HBO documentary film, '' When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts''. The film looks into the proceeding years since H ...

'' (2010) * ''

'' (1994) (#1 film in U.S.) * ''

J. D.'s Revenge ''J. D.'s Revenge'' is a blaxploitation horror film released in 1976. It starred Glynn Turman and Lou Gossett. The main character becomes an unwilling host for the restless spirit of J.D. Walker, a hustler killed 30 years earlier when he was wro ...

'' (1976) * ''

Jezebel Jezebel (;"Jezebel"
(US) and ) was the daughte ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

Johnny Handsome ''Johnny Handsome'' is a 1989 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Walter Hill and starring Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Forest Whitaker and Morgan Freeman. The film was written by Ken Friedman, and adapted from the novel ''The Thre ...

'' (1989) * '' Judas Kiss'' (1998) * ''

Killing Them Softly ''Killing Them Softly'' (stylized in marketing as ''killing them softly'') is a 2012 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Andrew Dominik and stars Brad Pitt. Based on George V. Higgins' 1974 novel ''Cogan's Trade'', the story f ...

'' (2012) * ''

King Creole ''King Creole'' is a 1958 American musical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and based on the 1952 novel '' A Stone for Danny Fisher'' by Harold Robbins. Produced by Hal B. Wallis, the film stars Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, ...

'' (1958) * ''

Lady from Louisiana ''Lady from Louisiana'' is a 1941 American Western film starring John Wayne and Ona Munson. It was produced and directed by Bernard Vorhaus. The Louisiana State Lottery Company organizes a lottery in 1890s New Orleans, with lottery funds used ...

'' (1941) * '' Last Holiday'' (2006) * '' Let's Do It Again'' (1975) * '' The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice'' (2008) *Little New Orleans Girl (

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

) * '' Live and Let Die'' (1973) (#1 film in U.S.) * ''

'' (2004) * '' A Murder of Crows'' (1999) * ''

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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'' (1947) * '' No Mercy'' (1986) * ''

Number One Number One most commonly refers to: * 1 (number) Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to: Music Albums * ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song * ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song * ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC * ''n.1 ...

'' (1969) * '' Obsession'' (1976) * '' Panic in the Streets'' (1950) * ''

'' (1993) (#1 film in U.S.) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

Pretty Baby Pretty Baby may refer to: * ''Pretty Baby'' (1950 film), a comedy film featuring Dennis Morgan and Betsy Drake * ''Pretty Baby'' (1978 film), a drama film featuring Brooke Shields ** ''Pretty Baby'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the film ...

'' (1978) * ''

'' (2009, Disney) (#1 film in U.S.) * ''

Project Power ''Project Power'' is a 2020 American science fiction action film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, produced by Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless, and written by Mattson Tomlin. It stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fis ...

'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

Ruby Bridges Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American civil rights activist. She was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegreg ...

'' (1998) * ''

Runaway Jury ''Runaway Jury'' is a 2003 American legal thriller film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Weisz. An adaptation of John Grisham's 1996 novel ''The Runaway Jury'', the film pits lawyer We ...

'' (2003) * ''

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island ''Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island'' is a 1998 American direct-to-video animated mystery comedy horror film based on Hanna-Barbera's ''Scooby-Doo'' Saturday-morning cartoons. In the film, Shaggy, Scooby, Fred, Velma, and Daphne reunite after a year-l ...

'' (1998) * ''

The Skeleton Key ''The Skeleton Key'' is a 2005 American Southern Gothic supernatural horror film directed by Iain Softley, written by Ehren Kruger, and starring Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joy Bryant. The narrative follows a New O ...

'' (2005) * '' Sonny'' (2002) * '' Storyville'' (1992) * ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

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) * ''

Streets of Blood ''Streets of Blood'' is a 2009 direct-to-video action film directed by Charles Winkler and starring Val Kilmer, 50 Cent, Michael Biehn and Sharon Stone. It has a screenplay by Eugene Hess, based on a story by Hess and Dennis Fanning. The film was ...

'' (2009) * ''

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'' (1984) * ''

The Toast of New Orleans ''The Toast of New Orleans'' is a 1950 MGM musical film directed by Norman Taurog and choreographed by Eugene Loring. It stars Mario Lanza, Kathryn Grayson, David Niven, J. Carrol Naish, James Mitchell and Rita Moreno. The film was made after ''T ...

'' (1950) * '' Toys in the Attic'' (1963) * ''

Tune In Tomorrow ''Tune in Tomorrow'' is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Jon Amiel. It is based on the 1977 Mario Vargas Llosa novel ''Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter'', and was released under that same title in many countries. Relocated from the novel's ...

'' (1990) * ''

Undercover Blues ''Undercover Blues'' is a 1993 action comedy film about a family of secret agents written by Ian Abrams and directed by Herbert Ross and starring Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid. Plot Jane and Jefferson Blue, a wise-cracking couple of spies fo ...

'' (1993) * ''

Vendetta Vendetta may refer to: * Feud or vendetta, a long-running argument or fight Film * ''Vendetta'' (1919 film), a film featuring Harry Liedtke * ''Vendetta'' (1950 film), an American drama produced by Howard Hughes * ''Vendetta'' (1986 film), a ...

'' (1999) * '' Walk on the Wild Side'' (1963) * '' When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'' (2006) * '' Wild at Heart'' (1990) * '' WUSA'' (1970) * '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009) (#1 film in U.S.) * ''

Zandalee ''Zandalee'' is a 1991 American erotic thriller/romantic tragedy directed by Sam Pillsbury and starring Nicolas Cage, Judge Reinhold, Erika Anderson, Viveca Lindfors, Aaron Neville, Joe Pantoliano and Steve Buscemi. The screenplay by Mari Kornhau ...

'' (1991)

Plays and operas

New Orleans has been the setting of many works of theatre, most prominently perhaps are some of the plays of

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. Plays and operas set in the city include: * ''

'' by Tennessee Williams (1947 play, winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for drama) * Little New Orleans Girl by Tennessee Williams (1954 play, winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for drama, comedy and musical) * ''

Vieux Carre The French Quarter, also known as the , is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans (french: La Nouvelle-Orléans) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city developed around the ("Old Squ ...

'' (1977) by Tennessee Williams * ''

'', 1995 opera * ''

'' (1893), opera by

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based on the

(''Abbé Prévost'') novel. The last scene (Act IV) is set in New Orleans, then a French colony, where Manon dies in Des Grieux's arms.

Television

New Orleans has been the regular setting of several TV shows, the most prominent being

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's HBO series '' Treme'', and has been featured in several others. TV shows include:

''The Big Easy''

USA network TV series (1996–97) adapted from the film of the same name.

''Frank's Place''

A CBS comedy-drama series that chronicled the life of Frank Parrish (

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), a well-to-do professor at

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, who inherits a New Orleans restaurant, Chez Louisiane. The series received the

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award for outstanding comedy series in 1987, as well as an Emmy for best writing in a comedy series. However, it only lasted for one season (1987–88). Although set in New Orleans, the series was actually filmed in Los Angeles.

''K-Ville''

A short-lived crime series that debuted in 2007, which focused on the New Orleans police department in the aftermath of

. The series also centers around two New Orleans police detectives,

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as Marlin Boulet and

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as Trevor Cobb, who were partners that "have conflicting ideas about how to handle the city's problems."

''Longstreet''

A crime drama series about a blind insurance investigator that was broadcast on the ABC in the 1971-1972 season. The series was set in New Orleans, but actually filmed in Los Angeles.

''Orleans''

This short-lived 1997 CBS series starring

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was set in and partially filmed in New Orleans.

'' Treme''

An American drama developed by

that premiered in April 2010, ''Treme'' centers around residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs,

Mardi Gras Indians Mardi Gras Indians (also known as Black Masking Indians) are black carnival revelers in New Orleans, Louisiana, who dress up for Mardi Gras in suits influenced by Native American ceremonial apparel. Collectively, their organizations are called ...

, and ordinary New Orleanians trying to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture in the aftermath of

. The series also explores New Orleans culture including and beyond the music scene to encompass political corruption, the public housing controversy, the criminal-justice system, clashes between police and

, and the struggle to regain the tourism industry after the storm. The show is filmed on location in New Orleans and features both local actors in several roles in addition to a number of notable New Orleanians who appear as themselves.

'' NCIS: New Orleans''

CBS series (2014–present) starring

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and

Lucas Black Lucas York Black (born November 29, 1982) is an American film and television actor. He is best known as the main character Sean Boswell in '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006), of which he would later reprise the character in ''Furi ...

. Cloak and Dagger Freedom series (2018-present) starring Olivia Holt as Dagger and Aubrey Joseph as Cloak. New Orleans serves as the main setting of the series and is also filmed and produced there.

Other television references

Many television series have referenced the city: * An episode of ''

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'' was set in New Orleans. *

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(2000) of ''

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'' was set in New Orleans. *

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(2010) of ''The Real World'' was also set in New Orleans. * In a 2001 episode of '' Seven Days'', Parker goes to New Orleans to prove that his friend, who is scheduled to be executed, is innocent. * In a 2003 episode of ''

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'', Drew and his buddies set off on a road trip to New Orleans to find a girl he met after placing an ad on a beer bottle. * In a 2004 episode of ''

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'' called "New Orleans", Danny, Ed and Sam head to New Orleans in search of a big gambler who owes the casino money. * In a 2005 episode of '' Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'', the detectives pursue a child molester who kidnapped three young sisters from New Orleans after their parents were killed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. * In a 2005 episode of ''

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'', Dr. Temperance Brennen and Agent

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head to New Orleans to help identify bodies found after Hurricane Katrina. The plot revolves heavily around the underground voodoo practices in the city. * In a 2006 episode of ''

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". House deals with patient who is the daughter of an old college roommate and is having hallucinations after having survived an ordeal resulting from

. * In a 2007 episode of ''

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'', Denny Crane and Alan Shore visit New Orleans to defend a doctor accused of

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patient

*

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'' lives in New Orleans. Her parents were killed in Hurricane Katrina. * ''

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'' character

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worked for the

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in New Orleans before becoming

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's partner. * New Orleans is the setting of ''

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'' spin-off, '' Chief Wiggum P.I.,'' starring

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, as well as the setting for '' Oh! Streetcar!,'' a musical version of ''

'' featured on another episode of the show. * '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' character

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is a native of New Orleans. His father Joseph Sisko is also a native of New Orleans, and has a restaurant near Jackson Square in the 2370s. The family restaurant is seen in the episodes " Homefront", "

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" and

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". Other episodes to be set in New Orleans include " The Visitor". New Orleans is also mentioned in the episodes " Equilibrium", "

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". The New Orleans class starship is named for the city. * The ''

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'' character Leon Black was a native resident of New Orleans before moving in with

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after Katrina. * In Season 4 Episode 8 of ''

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'', Stefan and Damon visit New Orleans. Again in Episode 20, Klaus visits New Orleans when he hears there are plans brewing against him. New Orleans is also the primary setting of the spin-off series '' The Originals''. * The third season of ''American Horror Story'', '' American Horror Story: Coven'', is set in New Orleans. * In ''

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'', the episode "Big Scare in the Big Easy" takes place in New Orleans, where two Civil War ghosts re-enact a duel every night to scare away guests. * In ''

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'', the New Orleans airport had a cameo in the episode "Spread Those Wings and Fly", when Daffy was working as a flight attendant. * In ''

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'', the episode "Lucky Girl" takes place, where Ben, Gwen and their grandfather Max first meet the villainess magician Hex, and where Gwen adopts her superhero alias. * In ''

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'', New Orleans was featured in the first season's fifth episode where people claim to see

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s out and about.

Video games

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'', the third installment of ''

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'' series. The city of Saint Denis is based on 1889 New Orleans *''

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'', the third instalment of the Mafia titled crime games. The game takes place in New Bordeaux, which is a fictionalised version of New Orleans in the 1960s. *'' The Adventures of Bayou Billy'', a 1989 ''

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'' imitation with a similar character from Louisiana; final stages take place on

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*'' Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'', takes place in 18th-century New Orleans *''

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'', a 1989 adventure game whose protagonist is a

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student in 1925 *'' Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers'', a 1993 adventure game for PC, set in New Orleans *'' Hitman: Blood Money'', contains the level "Murder of Crows," set in New Orleans *''

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'' takes place in New Marais, a fictional city taking inspirations from New Orleans *'' James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing'', partly set in New Orleans *''

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'' takes place in the

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, with the last campaign (The Parish) taking place in New Orleans *'' Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull'', the 17th game in the Nancy Drew video game series, takes place in New Orleans *'' Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened'' contains investigations in New Orleans *''

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'', skateboarding game, features New Orleans as one of its stages *''

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'', takes place in New Orleans *'' Gangster New Orleans'', Android game. takes place in New Orleans.

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Television

''The Big Easy''

''Frank's Place''

''K-Ville''

''Longstreet''

''Orleans''

'' Treme''

'' NCIS: New Orleans''

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