Lake Charles, LA Live Event and Concert Drones

Live event drones in Lake Charles

This page is for event producers, promoters and venues planning a live event in Lake Charles. We fly concerts, festivals, parades, arena shows, races and brand activations, with drone feeds sent live to screens, the stream or a broadcast truck, plus fast edits for social. For homes, tourism and general aerials see our Lake Charles, LA drone videographer page.

Resorts, the lakefront and festivals

Our crew flew drones down the Las Vegas Strip and around the F1 cars at the 2022 Las Vegas Grand Prix launch party. Casino resorts, the lakefront, downtown and festivals around Lake Charles suit aerials, filmed with the property's or organizer's approval. For festivals and concerts we film recaps, and for larger shows we send live drone feeds to the stream or screens. See Live drone feeds for video boards and Concert and festival FPV drones across the US.

Parades and indoor work

Louisiana law bars flying a drone over a permitted parade or parade route, including Mardi Gras parades, unless the flight is for an authorized film or TV production. Gaming floors, lobbies and rooms suit an indoor one-take fly-through with the property's approval. Flying directly over an open crowd is only allowed when the drone and the operation meet FAA rules for flying over people, so otherwise we keep flight paths over the stage, closed areas and open lanes. Fully enclosed indoor flights are generally outside FAA airspace rules, so we fly one-take fly-throughs with the owner's approval; see indoor fly-through tours.

Refineries, airspace and state law

Southwest Louisiana is lined with refineries, chemical plants and LNG terminals. Unless a flight complies with FAA rules, Louisiana law makes it a crime to record refineries, chemical plants, schools, ports, pipelines or other critical infrastructure without the owner's written consent, to fly over a jail without permission, or to record a military site without the commander's consent; flying over fenced critical infrastructure without authority is a separate crime, so we get written consent first or keep those sites out of the shot. Lake Charles Regional, about 5 miles south of downtown, and Chennault International, about 4 miles east, both have control towers and controlled airspace, so many addresses need LAANC. We check every Lake Charles location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.

Credits

the Las Vegas Grand Prix launch party, Charleston hotel fly-throughs for Vive Media and FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta.

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FAQs

Can you fly over a Mardi Gras parade?

Not over a permitted parade or parade route unless the flight is for an authorized film or TV production.

Can you film inside casinos and resorts?

Yes, with the property's approval. We fly indoor one-take fly-throughs that show lobbies, gaming floors and rooms in a single shot.

Can you film refineries and LNG plants?

Only with the owner's prior written consent, unless the flight complies with FAA rules. We get consent first or keep those sites out of the shot.

Can you send a live drone feed to screens or a stream?

Yes. We send live drone video to LED screens, the livestream or a broadcast truck, and agree the format and cue points with your production team before show day.

What insurance do you carry?

Our standard policy is $10M liability, with optional coverage up to $25M when a venue, league or network requires it. Certificates naming your venue or production are issued before the shoot.

Request a Quote

Tell us the date, location and what you need filmed. Request a Quote or call 706-284-8364.