Review of Lady from Louisiana

. . . is exposed in this 1941 flick which eerily forecasts the carnage of Hurricane Katrina. LADY FROM LOUISIANA is so on-target with its prognostications that the main villain is called "Blackie," in anticipation of New Orleans Real Life Bumbler-in-Chief "You're doing a heck of a job" Brownie. But even Blackie's crimes pale in comparison to Julie Mirbeau's (the title character here), who brags about using her feminine wiles to curtail inspections of the Crescent City's failing levees while overseeing a Protection Racket run on a far larger scale than even the Mafia's most audacious New York City or Chicago shake-down schemes. The daughter of a high-ranking Civil War Traitor, Julie feels no qualms about French-kissing Dear-Old-Dad's killer. To call Julie a cold-blooded serpent would constitute calumny against the Snake Family. A heartless mercenary, this Belle from Hell thinks that her checkbook can nullify the anguish of all the widows created by her henchmen. The writers of this cautionary expose rightly conclude that Blackie is too good for Julie. Since she deserves a fate WORSE than death, Julie winds up married to John Wayne.