Film Industry Spending
We are a Job Creator. We have a balanced program that remains competitive and fiscally responsible to the state. We are the only industry that reports to the legislature every two years to update on our progress.
All of the payroll for residents, spending on productions in local communities across the state, and the ripple effects of that spending spending stay right here at home. The film industry accounts for $1 BILLION in spending per year that is, in a sense, imported into our state–that money would be spent elsewhere if it weren’t for our lucrative tax incentive program. The footprint of the film industry continues to expand throughout parishes across Louisiana as filmmakers discover new opportunities, local businesses, and filming locations to highlight across our beautiful state.
Louisiana Payroll & Spending Contributions - Feature Films
We Have a Ghost
Starring David Harbour and Anthony Mackie, this Netflix horror-comedy filmed in Ascension and Orleans Parishes
$28,286,644 in payroll
$56,895,986 in Spending
Emancipation
Starring Will Smith, this Apple historical drama filmed in Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Martin, East Baton, and West Feliciana Parishes
$22,600,902 in payroll
$68,022,210 in Spending
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Starring Adam Driver, this Sci Fi Thriller filmed in West Feliciana, Allen, Rapides, La Salle, Orleans, Natchitoches, and Vernon Parishes
$21,801,102 in payroll
$57,495,133 in Spending
Greenbook
Starrring Mahershala Ali and Vigo Mortenson, this historic drama filmed in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, St. Charles, Terrebonne, Jefferson, Ascension
$20,553,224 in Spending
Blaze
This musical biopic filmed in West Feliciana and East Feliciana Parishes
$1 Million in Spending
Daisy Jones & the Six
This musical TV series filmed in Lafourche, Plaquemines, Tangipahoa, and Orleans Parishes
$18,902,967 in Spending
Carry On
Starring Jason Bateman, this thriller was filmed mostly in the old MSY airport in New Orleans, which has been transformed into a filming location
$16,361,562 in payroll
Where the Crawdads Sing
This drama based on the bestselling book was filmed in Orleans, Terrebonne, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa parishes
$14,482,543 in payroll
Home Team
A drama about Sean Payton coaching his son's football team during the "Bountygate" season when he was suspended from the Saints. This was filmed in Orleans Parish
$14,234,889 in payroll
Big George Foreman
Starring Forest Whitaker, this Sony biopic filmed in Oreans and St. Tammany Parishes
$17,987,979 in payroll
Project Power
Starring Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, this Netflix thriller filmed in Orleans parish
$17,196,614 in Payroll
The Killer
The dark thriller directed by David Fincher and starring Michael Fassbender filmed in Orleans Parish. This was a passion project for Fincher 20 years in the making
$17,096,724 in payroll
The Highwaymen
This star-studded Netflix historical drama was filmed in Orleans, Lafourche, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, Ascension, Iberville, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, East Baton Rouge, Bienville, and Bossier Parishes
$34,7521.88 in Spending
The Nickel Boys
An MGM historical drama filmed in Orleans, Plaquemines, Lafourche, Tangipahoa Parishes
$23,157,298 in Spending
The Blind
This drama was filmed in Caddo and Bossier Parishes
$6,498,054 in Spending
Deep Water
Starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, this was filmed in Orleans, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa Parishes
$31,252,836 in Spending
Master Gardener
A Paul Schrader crime thriller starring Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver was filmed in Orleans, St. Charles, and East Feliciana Parishes
$4,062,920 in Spending
Rebel Ridge
A Netflix thriller filmed in Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist, and Vernon Parishes
$33,412,961 in Spending
You Might Be The Killer
A fun horror-comedy filmed in St Martin and Lafayette parishes
$1,181,043 in Spending
57 Seconds
A thriller starring Josh Hutcherson and Morgan Freeman filmed in Avoyelles, Acadia, and Lafayette Parishes
$6 Million in Spending
The Vanishings at Caddo Lake
An M. Night Shyamalan horror feature filmed in Caddo and Bossier Parishes
$12,275,717 in Spending
Man in the White Van
Starring Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings), this horror movie was filmed in De Soto, Caddo, and Bossier Parishes
$4,471,572 in Spending
Nightmare Shark
A horror feature filmed in Lafayette and Evangeline Parishes
$1 Million in Spending
The Boogeyman
A horror-thriller filmed in Ouachita and Orleans Parishes
$21,679,796 in Spending
Queen and Slim
This Universal Pictures drama romance was filmed in Orleans, St Bernard, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa parishes
$14,319,617 in Spending
Point Noire
Written, produced, and filmed by a local husband and wife team, this crime drama is set in Lafayette
$1 Million in Spending
Oracle
Heather Graham and Ryan Destiny star in this horror film entirely filmed in St. James Parish
$6,916,939 in Spending
No One Will Save You
An action thriller filmed in St Tammany, St. John the Baptist, Jefferson, and Orleans Parishes
$22,882,343 in Spending
Sinfidelity
A Lifetime drama filmed in Lafayette
$1 Million in Spending
Half Baked II
A sequel to the 1998 hit Half Baked was recently filmed in East Baton Rouge
$6,622,782 in Spending
Top Louisiana Payroll Contributions - Tv Series
NCIS: New Orleans
7 seasons filmed in Jefferson, Orleans, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St Tammany, St Bernard, Tangipahoa, East Baton Rouge, Terrebonne, Ascension, St John the Baptist, St Charles, St James, and Iberville Parishes
$270,635,907
$531 Million in Spending
Your Honor
This Bryan Cranston hit series was set and filmed in Orleans Parish
$46,948,546 in payroll
Interview with the Vampire
This hit AMC supernatural drama inspired by Anne Rice's books was filmed in Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes
$41,760,943 in payroll
Paradise Lost
Starring Josh Hartnett, this southern gothic series was filmed in Baton Rouge
$33,016,022 in payroll
Mayfair Witches
Another hit AMC supernatural drama inspired by Anne Rice's books, this series was filmed in Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes
$26,041,987 in payroll
Looking for Alaska
This American teen drama was filmed across Tangipahoa Parish
$25,564,811 in payroll
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
A hit Showtime Drama starring Kirsten Dunst, filmed in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes
$24,508,256 in payroll
Queer As Folk
The reboot of this hit dramatic series was filmed in New Orleans
$24,302,976 in payroll
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion
A Disney kids series was filmed in Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes
$23,161,608 in payroll
Leverage: Redemption
This popular series was filmed in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard Parishes
$22,911,196 in payroll
Heat map of productions by parish
Spotlight: NCIS
After 7 seasons, 6 award nominations, and an average of
17.42 million first-season viewers, NCIS: New Orleans’ fiscal impact is arguably the most notable of any Louisiana production. The series aired in over 10 countries internationally, including Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, India, Southeast Asia, South Africa, Pakistan, and more. NCIS: New Orleans continued to average tens of millions of viewers worldwide for its 7-year duration.
Estimated total budget
$698,202,047
Estimated Louisiana expenditure
$531,045,095
Estimated Louisiana payroll
$270,635,907
NCIS: New Orleans filmed in 14 of 64 LA Parishes throughout Production.
Lafourche, Plaquemines, St Tammany, St Bernard, Tangipahoa, East Baton Rouge, Terrebonne, Ascension, St John the Baptist, St Charles, St James, Iberville, Jefferson, and Orleans Parishes.