Louisiana Story

Louisiana Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert J. Flaherty
Written by	Robert J. Flaherty Frances H. Flaherty
Produced by	Robert J. Flaherty
Starring	Joseph Boudreaux Lionel Le Blanc E. Bienvenu Frank Hardy Oscar J Yarborough
Cinematography	Richard Leacock
Edited by	Helen van Dongen
Music by	Virgil Thomson
Production company	Robert Flaherty Productions Inc. for Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
Distributed by	Lopert Films
Release date	September 28, 1948 (1948-09-28) (U.S.)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English French

Louisiana Story is a 1948 American black-and-white drama film directed and produced by Robert J. Flaherty. Its script was written by Frances H. Flaherty and Robert J. Flaherty. Although it has historically been represented as a documentary film, the events and characters depicted are fictional. There is not enough factual or educational material in the film to warrant classifying it as docufiction. The film was commissioned by the Standard Oil Company to promote its drilling ventures in the Louisiana bayous.