With its historic architecture, lush greenery and dedication to open-air entertainment, New Orleans often seems like a real-life movie set.
To many, the city IS a real-life movie set.
In the years since Katrina struck in 2005, the film and video industry has been key to the area’s recovery, says Peter Loop, a former member of the Louisiana Film Commission.
According to a 2014 story on NOLA.com, the film business brought more than a billion dollars into the state in 2011. Two years later, it even outpaced New York and California as the No. 1 location for film production in America.
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