US Marine Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from a tour of Iraq carrying a photo of a woman he doesn't know but believes is responsible for
keeping him alive. The Lucky One was filmed in the United States of America The Lucky One Filming Locations
Creedmoor Plantation as Green Home and Kennels
Camp Salmen Nature Park Lodge as Logan's Home
Logan's fixer-upper. Filmed at an old French-Creole trading post located at Camp Salmen Nature Park.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church as Church
Houmas House Plantation as Clayton Estate
Site of the garden party.
St Joseph Abbey & Seminary as Lake
Little Ben's tree house was built around the lake at surrounding St Joseph Abbey.
Port Eads Lighthouse as Lighthouse
The lighthouse in the background of Beth's photo.
Directed by Scott Hicks, ‘The Lucky One’ is a romantic drama movie that tells the story of two lovers who meet under unusual circumstances. It starts with U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returning home holding a photograph of a woman he doesn’t know. However, he finds her, and in a few days, a romance blossoms between them. It is based on Nicholas Sparks’ 2008 novel of the same name, and like most of the author’s stories, ‘The Lucky One’ is set against a small town with modest but scenic visuals that characterize the movie as well. If you want to know where this movie was filmed, we have your back!
The Lucky One Filming Locations
‘The Lucky One’ was primarily filmed in Louisiana, while the rest of the shooting took place in Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, and Nevada. The principal photography began on October 13, 2010, and continued till December 21, 2010. Although the book is based in North Carolina, the movie shifts its setting to Louisiana. If you want to know more about the filming locations, we have you covered!
Louisiana
A major portion of ‘The Lucky One’ was filmed in parts of Louisiana. A property known as The Houmas House and Gardens, located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, served as a filming site during the scene of the garden party. Located at 40136 LA-942, Darrow, the plantation doubles up as the Clayton Estate in the film. Founded around the 1840s, it accommodates a Greek revival mansion apart from the plantation that includes gardens, lodging, and exquisite restaurants.
The movie’s distributor Warner Bros. initiated the move from North Carolina to Louisiana, apparently because they wanted to cash in on Louisiana’s filmmaking tax incentives. Director Scott Hicks said that Nicholas Sparks was quite accepting of the shift besides talking about the mental exercise that went into converting the story to suit the Louisiana context.
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