Before Hurricane Katrina rushed ashore in New Orleans, the city was quickly becoming a destination for filmmakers looking to shoot projects in a warm domestic location. The city of New Orleans has cameras all over the city, but they are mostly television news cameras and documentary crews covering the aftermath and cleanup. Just last week, CNN's Anderson Cooper went back to New Orleans with Faith Hill and Tim McGraw and it was painfully clear that the cleanup effort has a long way to go and the heart of hurricane season is just around the corner.

New Orleans television and film production is at a virtual halt and as the Miami Herald exlpains in a piece, "TV Producers are Storm Weary," the same holds true here in Miami. Just last week the show, "Dexter" which was scheduled to film in Miami, pulled the plug on the idea because of hurricane insurance premiums. According to state officials sited in the piece, hurricane insurance for producers has increased by 500 percent - ouch.

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