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10 famous stories set in Louisiana

Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-04). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 343 books, 321 movies, 15 TV shows and 45 games set in Louisiana.

The Green Mile

The Green Mile

Castle Rock Entertainment-Darkwoods Productions-Warner Bros. Pictures
movie

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard Paul Edgecomb recognizes Coffey's…

Setting: Louisiana, USATime Period: 1930s
12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

Plan B Entertainment-Regency Enterprises-River Road Entertainment-Film4 Productions-New Regency Pictures
movie

In the pre-Civil War United States Solomon Northup a free black man from upstate New York is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive but…

Setting: Louisiana, USA; New York, USATime Period: Mid-19th Century
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Paramount-Warner Bros. Pictures-The Kennedy/Marshall Company
movie

I was born under unusual circumstances. And so begins The Curious Case of Benjamin Button adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man like any of…

Setting: New Orleans, USATime Period: Early 20th Century; 21st Century
Palmer

Palmer

SK Global Entertainment-Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
movie

After 12 years in prison former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to…

Setting: Louisiana, USATime Period: 2021
Emancipation

Emancipation

Westbrook Studios-McFarland Entertainment-Escape Artists-Apple Studios
movie

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter an enslaved man risks his life to escape and return to his family he embarks on a perilous journey of love…

Setting: Louisiana, USATime Period: American Civil War Era
The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog

Walt Disney Pictures-Walt Disney Animation Studios
movie

A waitress desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

Setting: New Orleans, Louisiana, USATime Period: 1920s
10 Cloverfield Lane

10 Cloverfield Lane

Bad Robot
movie

After getting in a car accident a woman is held in a shelter with two men who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.

Setting: Louisiana, USATime Period: Contemporary
Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

Geffen Pictures
movie

A vampire relates his epic life story of love betrayal loneliness and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

Setting: New Orleans, USA; 19th Century New Orleans, USA; Paris, FranceTime Period: 1990s; 19th Century
The Originals

The Originals

tvshow

A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his…

Setting: New Orleans, USATime Period: Contemporary 2010s
Focus

Focus

K & S Films-RatPac Entertainment-Zaftig Films-Warner Bros. Pictures-Di Novi Pictures
movie

Nicky an accomplished con artist gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.

Setting: Buenos Aires, Argentina; New Orleans, USATime Period: Contemporary

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