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Axios
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
7 upcoming movies and shows that feature New Orleans
New Orleans is about to take center stage as a wave of movies and TV shows debut with the Crescent City as their backdrop. Why it matters: It's welcome news for the city's film industry, which has seen a post-pandemic slowdown. The big picture: While New Orleans was recently the country's fourth largest production hub, rising costs and industry shifts have pushed many projects overseas or to other states, writes Verite's Jasmine Robinson. The industry is also figuring out its future amid the growth of streaming services. Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill into law in June that gives the state flexibility with its tax credit program to help lure more film productions, Robinson writes. Between the lines: Productions for three shows based on books by New Orleans author Anne Rice appear to be moving elsewhere. "Interview with a Vampire," which shot two seasons in New Orleans, filmed its third season in Toronto. The next season of "Mayfair Witches" will be set in Salem, Massachusetts, and a new show was shot in the U.K., according to TV Insider. Watch now/soon 💃🏽 "Big Easy Queens" on Hulu: This feature film is a darkly comic drag thriller staring "RuPaul's Drag Race" queen Suzie Toot and cabaret drag artist Miss Bouvèé. It's set in New Orleans but was filmed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a publicist tells Axios New Orleans. (Trailer) 🌀 "Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time" on Hulu & Disney+: This five-part documentary series from executive producer Ryan Coogler ("Sinners") premieres July 27 on National Geographic. It "offers an unprecedented, heart-pounding look at the disaster directly from those who lived through it," ABC says. 👑 "A King Like Me" on Netflix: This is a documentary about the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club and the impact COVID had on the krewe. It also dives into how Black culture has shaped New Orleans and the nation, according to the film's description. The film debuted at South by Southwest last year and started streaming June 19 on Netflix. (Trailer) 🎥 "Fatal Destination" on HBO Max and ID: A new episode of Jessica Biel's true crime show focuses on the 2003 murder of Shawn Johnson, who was found dead in a hotel hot tub in the French Quarter. (Trailer) 🪩 "America's Got Talent" on NBC: A New Orleans-based group called EDT Dance Team will be on the July 7 episode. 🔥 "Sinners" in theaters: This blockbuster from Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan continues to rake in money. The Warner Bros. movie was shot in southeast Louisiana and set in the Mississippi Delta. Catch "Sinners" streaming on Max beginning July 4. In the works 🎸 "Spinal Tap II": The sequel to "This is Spinal Tap" is scheduled to premiere in September, Variety says. The movie filmed in New Orleans and brought several big names to the city, including Elton John and Paul McCartney. (Photos from filming) 📹 "Primetime": Robert Pattinson of "Twilight" fame is producing the movie that filmed in New Orleans this year. The story follows a "journalist who takes on an underworld of crime and ends up changing television forever," according to a casting call. The movie is supposedly inspired by NBC's "To Catch a Predator," a quasi-reality show from the early 2000s that aimed to expose alleged sexual predators with undercover cameras, Variety reported. 🂣 "Last Hand": This movie wrapped up filming in New Orleans last week, according to information from the state. It's about a bridge player who leads her team of misfits to the world bridge championships to save her sister's New Orleans bridge club, according to IMBD. 🔫 "NOLA King" on Paramount+: Samuel L. Jackson will star in this New Orleans-set crime drama, according to Deadline. It's a spinoff of Sylvester Stallone's "Tulsa King" show. 🍿 "Ella McCay": This Disney movie filmed in New Orleans last year and stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Emma Mackey and Kumail Nanjiani. (Full cast) Its current release date is Dec. 12, Deadline says. 🧛🏻 "Interview with a Vampire" on AMC: Season 3 drops next year. It was filmed in Toronto, according to TV Insider. 🧙🏼 "Mayfair Witches" on AMC: While the first two seasons were filmed and set in New Orleans, TV Insider says the third season will be set in Salem. No word yet where the crew will be filming. 🕵🏻♂️ "The Talamasca: The Secret Order" on AMC: This TV show is inspired by New Orleans author Anne Rice's books. It was primarily filmed in the U.K. and premieres in October, TV Insider says. 🏝️ "People We Meet on Vacation" on Netflix: This romcom movie, based on Emily Henry's popular book, filmed in New Orleans last year. No word yet when it will start streaming. 🎞️ "Is God Is": This movie, an adaption from a play, filmed in New Orleans last year. It features Sterling K. Brown, Vivica A. Fox and Janelle Monáe, according to Deadline. No release date yet.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Local Louisiana jailers could face 10 years in prison if they don't cooperate with ICE
New Orleans jail inmates line up during a mock evacuation drill June 15, 2023. (Nigell Moses/Verite) Under a bill moving toward passage in the Louisiana Legislature, sheriffs' deputies and other local law enforcement agents could face jail or prison time and heavy fines for failing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The Louisiana Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to approve Senate Bill 15, which, if passed, would authorize prison sentences of up to 10 years for local officials who do not fully and proactively assist with immigration enforcement. If Senate Bill 15 were to become law, it would directly conflict with immigration policies adopted by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office and, potentially, the New Orleans Police Department, both of which are under federal orders to limit their cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal immigration agencies. 'This bill, if it passes, would basically say that [Orleans Parish Sheriff] Susan Hutson would be in criminal malfeasance in office,' Will Harrell, a spokesman for the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, said in a phone interview Tuesday. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Louisiana already has a law, passed last year, that prohibits local agencies from adopting policies against cooperating fully and proactively with immigration enforcement. Last year, Gov. Jeff Landry, an immigration hardliner, worked with Republican state lawmakers to pass Act 314 — enacted through Senate Bill 208, sponsored by Sen. Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia — which prohibits 'so-called sanctuary city policies' that block cooperation with federal immigration enforcement agents. That's a civil law, carrying no jail time for failure to comply. But Senate Bill 15, which calls for individual sheriffs and deputies to lose their freedom, represents a dramatic escalation in the state's crusade against so-called 'sanctuary cities.' 'This is part of a national movement to intimidate local leaders from Democratic-led cities that have been more sympathetic or more willing to addressing the immigration challenge in a humane way,' said Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, who voted against the bill Monday. Under the bill, it would be a misdemeanor under the state obstruction of justice law to 'hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts.' Penalties for members of the public would be up to a year in jail. But the bill would also apply to public officials — even those acting in compliance with their agencies' policies — who would face up to six months behind bars and $1,000 in fines. It's not clear whether that would affect NOPD, which has a policy strictly limiting when officers are authorized to assist ICE. The policy was adopted in 2016 with sign-off from the U.S. Department of Justice, as part of the 2013 federal consent decree over the department. Mayor LaToya Cantrell's office and the NOPD both declined to comment for this article. Another provision in the bill is aimed squarely at local sheriff's offices, which are responsible for operating most local jails in the state. Senate Bill 15 would also make it a 10-year felony, under a state law against public malfeasance, for local jailers to refuse to hold jail detainees past their release dates when requested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Though he did not name Hutson or any other New Orleans official when the bill came up in a committee hearing last week, Senate Bill 15 sponsor Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, said it is aimed at forcing local law enforcement to comply with ICE detainer requests. 'There've been quotes from elected officials that said they will not comply with ICE,' Morris said in a judiciary committee meeting earlier this month. Morris did not respond to an interview request. Except for a few limited circumstances where a detainee is accused of a particularly serious crime, complying with such requests is currently prohibited by an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office policy adopted more than a decade ago as part of a legal settlement. The state recently asked a federal judge to rule the policy unlawful and order it dissolved. The judge has yet to rule on the request. In a December interview with Fox 8 News, Hutson was quoted saying that while she intends to comply with the law, she 'cannot do ICE's work … It's too big of a load.' During Senate floor debate Monday, Duplessis and Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, expressed concern over the apparent conflict between Hutson's obligations under state law and the court settlement. Responding to those concerns on Monday, Morris said OPSO offered up an amendment that would carve out an exception for government agencies under federal consent orders that limit their compliance with ICE. That amendment was introduced by Sen. Barrow. Morris said he discussed the exception with state Attorney General Liz Murrill — also an immigration hardliner — and decided it would 'gut the bill.' Senate Bill 15 passed without the amendment by a vote of 28-10. It has been transferred to the state House of Representatives for debate. As of Wednesday afternoon, it had not yet been scheduled for a House committee hearing. While in committee last year, Miguez said that Senate Bill 208 would not conflict with federal consent orders in Orleans Parish. However in February, Murrill petitioned in legal filings to become part of the long-settled 2011 federal civil rights case in an effort to toss the consent judgement and the OPSO policy, claiming that they are now in direct conflict with the newly passed state law. A federal court in New Orleans is considering whether to allow the state to become a party to the case. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE This article first appeared on Verite News New Orleans and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
National Observer
25-04-2025
- Science
- National Observer
Tristan Baurick
Tristan Baurick is a reporter for Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Orleans area. Before joining Verite in 2024, Baurick was a coastal and environment reporter at The Times-Picayune | His work has also appeared in The New York Times, ProPublica, and Audubon. Baurick has earned first-place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and National Association of Science Writers, and was a finalist for the John B. Oakes Award for environmental journalism. He has also won the Society of Environmental Journalists' Nina Mason Pulliam Award and its top investigative reporting prize.
