‘NCIS: New Orleans’ Shocker! Original Cast Member Exits After 6 Seasons
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for NCIS: New Orleans Season 6 Episode 6, “Matthew 5:9.”]
In a shocking move, NCIS: New Orleans said goodbye to one of its own on Tuesday night.
In Episode 6, titled “Matthew 5:9,” Special Agent Christopher Lasalle, played by Lucas Black, died from gunshot wounds, despite best efforts to save him. Lasalle had been on a mission to avenge his brother Cade’s murder by tracking a drug ring in Alabama he believed to be responsible.
At the start of the episode, Lasalle was shot while investigating a cabin believed to be the scene of his brother’s death. A gunman stormed through the door, aiming at a woman, Sue-Anne Hughes, who had been aiding the agent in his search. Lasalle pushed her out of the line of fire, charged the shooter, and sustained gunshot wounds in the arm and abdomen. But after surviving emergency surgery, his vitals began to crash and he died while imagining being reunited with his brother.
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There had been some fan speculation this season on social media about character’s possible death, thanks to Black — who has played Lasalle since Season 1 — ominously posting about the role he’s inhabited for six seasons.
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After the episode aired, Black thanked fans on Twitter for their support through the years, writing, “Thank you all! Really appreciate the love and support from you! My time on NCIS: New Orleans was an amazing experience!
Thank you all! Really appreciate the love and support from you! My time on NCIS NewOrleans was an amazing experience! #NCISNOLA pic.twitter.com/Txw5wXk4AV
— Lucas Black (@TheLucasBlack) November 6, 2019
NCIS: New Orleans showrunners Christopher Silber and Jan Nash also released a statement thanking Black for his many years on the CBS procedural.
“We had an amazing run with Lucas Black and he has been such an important part of our NCIS: New Orleans team. We are sad to see him go, but happy he will have more time to spend with his family,” the statement reads.
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Were you surprised by this major death? Sound off in the comments below.
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I had no idea he was leaving, I was so shocked and so sad that LaSalle died. I wish that he had decided just to take a break and go back to Alabama after solving the case of his brother. Maybe, we will see him in someone's dreams? Someone on twitter said that they read he wanted to spend more time with his family. On location means, on location alot, not a 9-5 job. I will miss him on the show so much, won't be the same. I am sure they will bring in a new agent, but you could never replace LaSalle. Good luck to Lucas Black, hope to see him on a screen again soon.
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didn't see that coming..wow!
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i hate it also and was TOTALLY SHOCKED!! did not see that coming & makes me angry when a major character leaves a series for"personal reasons" would have been better if just took time off from the job rather than die, a hieatus instead.
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I agree and thought the same. That he would just take a leave, but not get murdered. I will miss his character on the show.
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I realize that family comes first. However, to end the characters life instead of just sending him home to Alabama was reckless. You have no idea how many fans you’ve lost due to this travesty. Bad move
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I agree I'm not sure if I'll continue watching the New Orleans show. I almost stopped watching the original NCIS when they lost DeNozzo.
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I feel you on that well said
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I feel the exact same way. 🙁 He was one of my favorite characters in NCIS: New Orleans. I think I'm done with watching the show for the current season. This will take a while to process.
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I agree that it was a very bad move. I understand actors want to move on for other projects or spend more time with family, but it really pisses me off when the writers decide to kill the character off. Not acceptable CBS
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I am heart Broken, he is the reason I watch this show, I'm Going to miss that Gorgeous smile.
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Lucas Black was the actor whom I believe gave the show a sense of authenticity. The loss of this actor means the loss of this viewer.
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"Surprised" doesn't quite cut it! I was SHOCKED! I really had no clue this was coming! Chris/Lucas will be sorely missed! This reminded me of when NCIS killed off Sasha Alexander (Caitlin Todd). Her leaving was her request and the same is true about Lucas Black. Wow....just WOW!
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I was shocked as well!!! He will be missed, but I understand Family coming first.
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I have admired, been captivated by, and loved the way Lucas Black has portrayed characters ever since All the Pretty Horses. He had such a naturalness to him; you felt you could trust him.
Based on how immediate the process of his departure seemed to be—from intriguing storyline to dead and gone in half an episode—I believe there’s a lot more to the story than just spending time with family. Network producers would want to milk the possibility of his exit for several weeks to get the ratings bump and prepare the fans. They would bring back some other characters—city mouse. They would make it more central to a global threat so his death would be a conflict distraction for the team to grind through.
I think something significant happened. I don’t know. I have no proof. But it seems like things just took a left turn and he needed to leave the show. I hope everything is OK at his house, and with everyone’s health. I hope it wasn’t some kind of a rift like what happened in NCIS when Abby left.
Obviously, to have Christopher LaSalle be shot and killed in the line of duty fits with the show and the dangers of their professions, but it also means there’s no chance for him to wander back in at a later time. I think the finality of his death also speaks to something bigger than just needing a break.
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IT TRULY SUCKS THAT HE LEFT THE SHOW! HE WILL BE MISSED! HOPE TO SEE HIM ACT AGAIN ON OR IN SOMETHING SOON. CAN'T BLAME HIM FOR WANTING TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY!
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I’m extremely broken up, I was crying at the end. He was one of my favorite characters in the series. It won’t be the same without him. I really loved Lasalle.
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Having the character of Christopher LaSalle no longer on the show is going to suck. I have always liked Lucas Black way back when he was just a boy on American Gothic. But I understand he wants to spend more time with his children and that I can understand. But you will be missed.
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Maybe he and Billy Bob Thorton can get together and film "Slingblade 2".
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This really sucks, I liked Christopher. They keep loosing characters.
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Angry that Chris Lasalle is leaving the program. I know it is silly to say, but don't care to watch it anymore. Why do good characters get kicked off of a program when they are the ones that make it good.
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He QUIT the show to spend more time with his family.... he wasn’t kicked off!
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Silly doesn't even begin to describe your stupid comment.
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He wanted to leave, he didn’t get kicked off.
I do wish he would’ve finished the season.
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Lucas Black doesn't owe you, me, or anyone else anything. He has to do what is best for himself and his family
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This was a jaw-dropping SHOCK!! I have enjoyed Lucas Black since Slingblade. Sorry to see him go. He'll get to do more fishin' with his kids now. Thanks Lucas, you really did a great job!!
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Oh no! He will be missed.
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I had no idea he was leaving, I watched it because I liked his character, he and percy were so good together. I will miss him.
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This conversation is getting a bit nasty. Stay on topic and be civil or else the comments will be shut down. Thank you.
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After he died, I turned off the TV. I don't know if it's the writing or the acting, but that show is far inferior to original NCIS. Their revolving door of characters makes it impossible to get attached or give a damn about this show.
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Sad to see a very important character be killed off. Should've had him go back to Alabama.
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It felt fake and forced. I kept waiting for him to wake up or for it to be a dream sequence. The whole thing was completely unbelievable and too quick an exit for a character so integral to the team. Even if the actor planned to leave the series, the writers should have come up with a better way to do it. This episode just felt like shot bang dead, funeral, quick laugh, toast, bye bye. Unimpressed. And disappointed.
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This really sucks! Chris was our favorite character on NCIS:New Orleans
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I kept thinking that this was one of Prides nightmare dreams. Wow!! And only about one third of the season.
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I was also hoping it was a dream!! Still in shock. Wonder where this show will go now?!
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I was not prepared for this shocker. I cried BIG REAL TEARS. NCIS NEW ORLEANS will still be my Tuesday night show of all shows. It will be sad to watch without Lucas but I’m gonna hang in there. I absolutely LOVE this show. Much success Mr. Black love you and will miss you much.
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I felt like I had been sucker punched. Lucas Black was the main reason I started watching NCIS New Orleans. He is a remarkable actor and after seeing him in Sling Blade I have followed his career with interest. I am hoping to see him soon in another series of his own.
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Hated that Lucas Black is leaving. But guess he is wanting to leave for other things. Five years on a show can do that to you.
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It makes me very sad to see him go. He was the reason I watched the show. I was in shock the whole episode. I don't think I will continue to watch now.
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I woke up from a nap, and the show was half over. Oh well, I thought, I don't think anything particularly exciting was scheduled to happen this week. Just another episode. Then Pride was writing a eulogy for "Christopher". I thought, Isn't that Lasalle??? Then I thought I must be confused. Then they had a touching scene where Pride is with Lasalle in a flashback and he calls him "Christopher". OMG! They killed off an original character--my favorite one beside Pride--and didn't make any kind of deal about it. I didn't see it coming. Shades of when they got rid of the original female partner. I also liked "City Mouse". Why weren't they both at the funeral, or at least mention that they sent their condolences? I don't know if the show can go on when the cast is so different from who it started with in such a short time. If wanting to spend time with family is the reason, then maybe this will be a shorter lived series than the other NCISes because I won't stick around after all originals are gone. And Lasalle was definitely the heart of the team and the show, the most believably southern one too. He will be missed!
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I was introduced to this extraordinary man via NCIS 'Nola. I appreciated his acting as well as the example of his faith walk.
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So sad! So unexpected. I cried through the entire show. He is the reason I watched this show. He will be surely missed by all! Wish Brody & Percy had returned for the funeral.
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Gibbs should have been there also.
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I felt like some one put a knife in my heart. I love the show and the characters. He will be missed. Was a sudden shock to me. Had no idea
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He was a likeable but, for the most part, an embarrassingly horrid actor. He over--acted and seemed terribly plastic... a faux shadow of the character he was supposed to portray. I have never understood how such a consistently mediocre actor got the part on such a top-shelf A-list series. Surely there are other white men with a southern accent who could play this part!
Sad because he did seem to be very likeable but long overdue.
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Agree.
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I have to agree... a likeable but mediocre actor. However, the writers on this show have a difficult time writing authentic-sounding dialogue, regardless of the character. Of all the actors, though, Black seemed to struggle the most with the poor writing.
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Better said than I. I should have attributed much of the issue to the writers. You nailed it. Thanks.
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I was stunned that Chris LaSalle/Lucas Black was killed off of NCIS NOLA tonight. The show won't be the same without him, but there have been so many to come and leave in only 6 years, it's becoming a habit of not knowing who's going to be on the show the next time you watch it! I pray that Lucas Black's choice to spend more time with his family is the truth, seems sketchy to me, but that's what he's said, so I'll choose to believe him. God bless him in his future endeavors!
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Lucas YOU will be missed! Your character, quick smile, sparkling eyes, your Alabama accent, and your natural acting ability made the show. Please keep us posted if you do anything in the future. I admire you putting your priorities in order. Have wonderful times with your family, I am sure the shooting schedule was a rough one..Enjoy your life and know many will miss your character!
JLG
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Roll Tide
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I am shocked....will miss him calling Pride "King" Super actor.
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I am so shocked that he die that it ncis I am not watching it no more
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He's a fine actor. He will resurface in something good. I've been a fan ever since "Sling Blade".
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LaSalle's presence, the character, will be greatly missed. He offered whit, comedy, thrills, all together. I loved how he called Pride "King". Best wishes in your future endeavors. Maybe Grey's Anatomy? You would make a great love interest!
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One gets caught up in these dramas and sometimes feel like you know these people.
I remember Lucas Black In the movie Sling Blade.
I was impressed by his acting ability at such a young age. Sad to see him go!
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Man I was so shocked. I wished that the character hadn't been killed off. The show will never be the same.
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It’s TV. Get a life. Characters change, shows go on or fail. I figure that all of the nay sayers that threaten to stop watching will do so. And CBS will not care a bit. He was a great character and is gone. Good luck.
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Seriously people. This is a TV show, not real life. Actors don't need to clear it with viewers before they leave a show. We can't begrudge him for wanting to spend time with his family. Good luck Lucas; enjoy your family. Look forward to seeing you in something new in the future. If not, thanks for sharing your talent with us. Looking forward to a new chapter for NCIS NOLA.
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Great comment. Thanks.
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TV Viewers can be very self-centered individuals at time. They think these actors/actresses owe them or something.
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I was shocked and saddened by the loss of LaSalle to NCIS NO cast. I do hope we see him pop us perhaps on his own show next.
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NOLA set won't seem authentic without LaSalle's southern accent that makes me homesick for Mobile, AL - Roll Tide! The pgm has lost several favorite characters that make the show feel like family. What are they thinking? I agree with others. Kept hoping it was a dream sequence! And wishing the writers would have provided a hiatus, not a death for this actor. Such a quick, unprepared for demise of this character makes one wonder what is the REAL reason he's gone!! Will be looking for Lucas Black to reemerge somewhere else soon!
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Totally Unexpected!!!
Why did they have to kill him??????
Why couldn't He just transfer, get a promotion or
Take a Break so He could maybe visit sometimes!
Killing him will/did not help the show!!
Love the whole cast but there is a BIG whole that
that cannot be filled.
The relationship between Pride and LaSalle
was the backbone of the show.
They cannot put someone else in his desk!
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Never thought the demise of LaSalle, one of the characters with heart, would happen. Like many viewers, I was shocked, angry, and dismayed why the show's writers would have him murdered. It would be more accepting if he left for Alabama, "to sort things over", leaving LaSalle's character to make guest appearances on the show. Lucas Black did an amazing job as Christopher LaSalle. He will be missed greatly. His absence will no doubt change the course of NCIS: New Orleans.
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I am all done watching NCIS New Orleans thank you for ruining a good show I will never watch the show again I turned off the shitshow as soon as he was dead
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How dare Lucas Black make decisions about his own life and his own family without consulting you first! How inconsiderate of him! Do you have any idea how dumb you sound with your "I'll never watch this show again" nonsense? Do you have any idea how many comments just like your we've all read about just about every show on tv whenever there is a cast change or big plot development? And yet those same people who are never going to watch again always seem to be back commenting week after week. It's a tv show and it's not about you. Get over it.
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Sorry to see him go... He's my fav character.. Bonne Route to you on your furthering your career... Can in Maine
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Completely blindsided. Very saddened bu his exit. No one left to watch. Sebastian???
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I'm so hurt I don't think I can look at this show any. God bless you in your growth, but you will be missed. I started watching because of Scott Bakula and you. The two of you mixed so well. IM SO SAD!!!!!!
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I hate to see the character LaSalle go and hope everything is ok in his personal life. Like in life, shows change, people come and go whether we like it or not. I wish Lucas luck in his future endeavors, and look forward to seeing how the writers for NCIS handle the sudden departure.
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I’m sorry he’s leaving the show and am sure will be missed. The whole team works well together, and, he played one of the important roles. Wish him well in the future, and, hope to see him on another series if that’s his goal.
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I loved LaSalle on here and hate to see him leaving. The show wont be the same without him.
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how bout telling us the real reason he left the show, don't know if i'll watch anymore, very disappointed
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Maybe his reason for leaving is none of your business. Some things are personal you know.
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I agree with Gina - I had no idea Lucas Black was leaving the show. I LOVE LaSalle. I was shocked and saddened by the characters departure. The best to Lucas Black. Thank you for a warm, authentic character, who stole my heart!
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I am so sad that Christopher Lasalle left NCIS Orleans. This was so unexpected. I am still fan.
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Surprised was an understatement. I was devastated. I am still weeping. (i.e. the reason I can’t go to sleep) Hell I rarely watch it but I new Lucas and Scott were always going to be there... Well not anymore. [Gets pitchfork.] So I’m just gonna wait here for the real explanation on why he needed to be killed off. [IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAMN SEASON] Character wise I might add. You couldn’t have let Christopher grieve off screen and devote his life to expelling drug rings across the world in honor of Cade!! [Gesticulates wildly causing hair to fall in face] That would have been much better then KILLING HIM. [Calms down and smoothes hair back] That’s how surprised I was tonight. Now to go cry myself to sleep over a fictional character.
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OMG Why??? I cried like a baby! May he be blessed in his family life.
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OMGOSH! I didn’t have a clue. Right up til he was lying on the morgue table with Loretta holding his hand, I thought he’d be sitting up anytime soon. Took me another 10 minutes to look it up and see if he was leaving the show.
I’m in shock. This was the best kept secret on all of the NCIS shows. It’ll take me awhile to say “goodbye” in my mind.
****After reading some of the below comments, It’s easy for those of us not involved in the day to day of a prime time production to get angry when a fan favorite leaves a series. These actors & actresses put it anywhere from 50-65 hours a week for a 30 minute weekly show, and 50-80 hrs a week minimum for an hour long show. Shows like NCIS can have different states to “film” in weekly as well which can add 20-30 more hours to their 5 day shooting schedule. And 24 episodes per year=24 to 28 weeks, more than 6 months of filming. Yes, these are actors, but they are still humans, and some of these decisions aren’t any easier for them to make than we can accept. Lucas Black & spouse have 2 little ones, and that’s a lot of time away from the babies ❤️
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I just watched the show about hr ago and my mouth has yet close.... I kept thinking, oh i bet he has a bullet proof vest on.... then oh I bet he is just pretending to catch that girl in on it..... oh King is just dreaming/thinking it..... oh he will wake up... then complete and utter shock / oh and crying the whole time. I have not missed a show since it first aired.... I will truly miss LaSalle and wish Lucas Black all the happiness in his life as he has given me for the hr of T.V. he played LaSalle
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I'm so sadden & surprised. I love Lasalle! He brought the NOLA to CSI New Orleans. I can't imagine how this series will retain its popularity without him. Why oh why????
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I am pissed they killed him off...he was the best person on the show
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You will be missed, but family is always first. NCIS please replace him with another true deep southerner. Anything else would be insulting. Good luck to you and yours.
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I did not watch the episode before learning of this. I am sorry the character was killed off. NCIS: New Orleans is not a series which I make a point of never missing. But, I respect it and the viewers who appreciate the series. So, with a main-cast member opting to leave, and a lot of long-running series cannot keep 100 percent of its original cast throughout its entire run, I understand an actor deciding to leave. I suppose NCIS: New Orleans kept this secret to spring it as a surprise for the sake of greater impact. Still, I don’t like the decision of how to write off the character. But, of course, this is part of art.
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Such a shock. Lucas Black has been one of the foundations of this show and his compassion, humor and strive for perfection has given this show an essence of family. I know that there may be a new agent but losing the character of Christopher LaSalle is a blow to many of us fans, things just won't be the same!
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I am sad and shocked! I love Lucas Black ever since Sling Blade. He was great as LaSalle. He and Pride are my favorites and why I watch NCIS NO. It won't be the same.
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Wellll.....I luv “Pride”....but they started the show together...I had No Idea they were killing him off.......not sure I will continue To watch the show...., I am like 75% of the people who. All right happy about killing them off as I never even heard a rumor that they were going to do away with his part..
I get the family part I do, but I couldn’t just send him home to Alabama Some point he may have wanted to come back but now he,s dead!!!
I just wonder what’s “really” behind all this????? $$$???
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I watch NCIS - New Orleans ALL the time - tape it to get rid of commercials. I was shocked to watch this edition and I'd like to know a little bit more about why he left. "Spending more time with his family" is very credible but I'm guessing there is more to it than that. I hope someone has the info that can be delivered in this manner so the rest of us know. I will miss his character. So.......all comments of interest.
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Why did he leave the show? I always loved to hear him speak especially when he would sa Roll Tide!! What a loss!! Y’all always gotta mess things up!! It’s not gonna be the same without him!!!
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It was HIS choice. He wanted to spend more time with his family
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I'm sorry to see him leaving the show, I loved the way he played LaSalle, he and percy was so good together I'm gonna miss him.
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Sad to see him go. Me personally will not be watching it anymore.
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I was blown away. I LOVE this show- never miss it. I Cried like a baby and Was very emotional bringing back memories of my baby brother who was shot and killed. I guess because I felt like LaSalle was my family too-living so close to New Orleans also.i hope he’s very happy in his personal life and comes back to television SOON!! Love you Lucas Black!!! ( and you were my favorite character... shhhh!! Don’t tell the rest of em that)!❤️
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Heartbroken...LaSalle was my favorite character... can't believe they killed him.... the show won't be the same. 😥💔😡
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he was the best one on the show, the only others who were enjoyalble were the lovely CCH Ponder (sp?), Chill and Scott Bakula, the one with glasses is the worst--i fast forward when he's on.
am considering just cutting it off completely, but BEST OF LUCK TO LUCAS!!!
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I love Scott Bakula to death...he is even in my family tree! but he and LaSalle together just made the show. This was the only hour long show I ever really enjoyed. What to do now!
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It was a shocker for sure I never imagined watching this show and Lasalle never being there I still can’t wrap my head around it but I do wish you all the luck in your next life chapter may you and your family enjoy all your time together
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Loved him in the show...Roll Tide!!
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We didnt see that coming at all. The show will not be the same without him on there. We wish him the best of luck and God bless him and his family.
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I am very disappointed that they wrote Lucy's Black off the series. I'm not sure I will continue to watch he was my favorites. Please bring him back let this be a dream.
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I boldly predict that "NCIS New Orleans" will be cancelled after this season.
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You will be missed. We have watched since the beginning. Good luck to you on the future. Hope to see you again
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I was shocked. Hate to see Lucas Black leave the show, he did an amazing job of portraying LaSalle.
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How can this happen!!!, this show needs Christopher like it needs Pride!!!, if this isn't a Pride crazy dream, I can't watch anymore!!! And how could country mouse leave & city mouse not even appear? Who wrote this craziness? LaSalle has to be on there, he adds reality and character!!!! https://media0.giphy.com/media/xlzMTPMj4NI8qFzi8t/giphy.gif
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Did Black ask to be released or was he pushed out? It sounds to me as if he was pushed out. He was a core character and the only one with a real Southern accent. It was just wrong.
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Unbelievable! He was one of my favorites. I can’t watch it anymore!
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He is an actor and gave us some fantastic entertainment, actors move on with their lives and stories , wish him all the best. They could have at least had him disappear instead of making it so permanent.
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My favorite character. 😟 Roll Tide!
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Won’t be watching NCIS New Orleans any longer
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Was shocked and he's my favorite so very sad
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I won't be watching NCIS New Orleans. LaSalle was my favorite. Me and my favorite huntin' dogs will be sitting this one out. You will be missed.
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IDGAF. That entire franchise jumped the shark when they did the "NCIS secret agents" show in LA.
After reading the comments below mine, it is just a television show.
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Omg, I had no idea that this would happen to L. Black was exiting the show. Man, my heart is heavy each NCIS, Los Angeles and now New Orleans the chemistry has taken a major hit to where I will not be watching until the shows find their groves. The story's themes and the stars seem out of sync. I 'm not sure but I sense the writers of the shows are off. Never mind what's going on in the world today, everywhere you look at our country and his people are in a hostile environment. And when I watched your shows I could escape all the negativity around but not anymore. Mr. L Black, we will miss you tremendously.💕♥💋💕
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I hate CBS!!!!!!!!! Why take LaSalle, you evil jerks. Glad I didn't watch last night's episode, my aunt did. That's it I draw the line mess with Sebastian, Loretta, or Triple P then this conversation is going to be x rated. LaSalle was my favorite character, oh I am so mad at CBS they are evil jerks.
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I was shocked. I kept waiting for it to be a ruse to draw out the killer until the funeral scene.
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I cried like I lost a family member. I've been following Lucas since he played the role "Caleb".
He will be missed on the show. I wish him the best as he spends more time with his family.
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Lucas Black was my favorite character. I’m going to miss him, but it doesn’t shoot the whole show. Yet.
His character’s storyline focused on family lately, and perhaps it made him focus on family particularly. Six years is a long time to pretty much dedicate your life. They say the procedural TV shows are a grind to work on. He was probably spending most of his life there.
Let’s hope they make the transition and that they don’t keep producing the show past its prime - like some other primetime dramas.
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I couldnt watch the show from the tears. I love
Chris the Character he kept you in stitches. He will be missed like Broudy, Sonja. Bring them back.
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WOW!!
Didn't see it coming!!
But, OH WELL!!! We've all changed jobs for one reason or another!! He's changing jobs!!
Will not ruin my day/life!! I've got more important things that are REAL to worry about!!!
WAR EAGLE!!
PEACE OUT PEEP's!!
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I have it on DVR and hadn't watched it yet. Maybe if I don't watch it, then it won't be real. 🙁
Not sure I like the direction this show is heading....
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After seeing LaSalle gone and buried, don’t think I’ll watch the rest of NCIS: New Orleans. LaSalle was the one who kept me glued to the program. Now that’s he’s not on NCIS: New Orleans, ratings will slide down and be cancelled or may not come back next fall. That’s how it is.
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Yea, just like NCIS was going to be cancelled after Kate died and after Ziva died (or whatever) or after Tony left.
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Wtaf
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Hoping his eventual replacement will have the same vitality of character? The two women agents are stiff actors. Only he and Sebastian had any personality at all. Maybe forget about the PC and try to find someone who can actually act.
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Didn't see this coming. I hope they bring someone in that can help pull Scott Bakula along, or the writing for his character improves. He is one of the worse actor's working in a major series.
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Wow! Totally shocked, surprised and pissed, that LaSalle is gone from the show for good.
Gonna miss him.
I hope they don't screw the show up like they did with NCIS, or The Listener.
I stopped watching both shows because I couldn't stand the replacement characters.
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I am so sad,I did not see that coming I understand he wanted more time with his family,what about a family leave,an extented vacation or they could have send him home to grieve the loss of his brother etc, but to kill him off,why,why,why!!!!
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Last 2 episodes have been the lamest for sure then to just kill off Lasale no way how dumb. He could have just went home to AL to process. Not just bang he's dead and it wasn't even that good of a killing. Bad CBS writers.
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I am not sad to see him go. Never could stand that accent of his since the first time I saw him in the movie "LEGION" as Jeep. You would think he could learn to speak American rather than Southern.
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What an asinine comment, and insulting to southerners. You do realize he was playing a character from the deep south, right? Do you have a problem with characters on shows set in NY sounding like New Yorkers?
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Lot's of stupid comments here today, but I think yours might win the contest for most stupid. It always amazes me when people like you are so comfortable expressing their bigotry.
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I Am sorry that was one of the most botched deathes .. HE made so many tackie mistakes it is unbelievable. Not sure why he left but he was one of the stabilizing staff on the show. HE should have been team lead .. Did not get that. He should have been able to find his brothers killer .. He did not get that. All he got is .. To be shot rushing a guy with a gun. Never done and he is trained better than that as shown when it is training the tech for the TAC team. Not sure why he is leaving but it could have been done so much more fun. He should have died after finding his brother killer than he could have been sniped or show by a bigger player in the group or something to draw people in. Predictable .. Maybe far more NCIS like and would have been a much better ending. NCIS may be reaching its conclution I hate to say .. So bring back JaG sounds good.
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The show will not be the same. He was a co-star 😡😡😡😡
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The show will not be the same.
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I have watched NCIS from the beginning. I watch LA. But never really bought into this show. Frankly all good actors whom I liked in other shows. But this show is just not believable.
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I think most of the problem here is that art imitated life too literally. Well written as far as the shock we would all feel if we were in a similar situation where a beloved friend was alive one moment and shot dead the next. I kept waiting to see his eyes open up and have to keep calling King's name to snap King out of his day-mare. (Using Lasalle's name for Pride).
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Why did Lucas Black leave NCIS New Orleans
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Not really surprised or disappointed. I could sense it through the story line the last several weeks. LaSalle was my least favorite character on the show though I seem to be in the minority here.
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it was a nice funeral for the series which should now be buried too
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Not going anywhere... Characters get killed off all the time on TV.. Will miss LaSalle and esp somebody calling Pride, King... Good luck to Lucas Black and hope he gets back to acting soon after a break.
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I watched the show because of him .. I will not be watching it anymore ..no offence to the other cast members
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I hadn't heard of him before, and I'm not going to hear of him next, I really hope you have billions of dollars saved up, because you're not going to have what you had.
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Well, the southern just went right tf outta NCIS: THE SOUTH. Here’s an idea, let’s bring in Jackie Chan and Jet Li and call it NCIS: Asia, but then kill off all the Asians...🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
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Gotta say, I’m a little disappointed that one of the few, legit, southern actors got the boot. Please NCIS producers, don’t bring in some shmuck with a fake accent. It’s already been bad enough. As a northerner with southern roots, it was something I appreciated about ur show, that you had at least one character who was true to what the shows about. Don’t get me wrong, I love the other characters from New York, and wherever tf Khoury’s Gotta say, I’m a little disappointed that one of the few, legit, southern actors got the boot. Please NCIS producers, don’t bring in some shmuck with a fake accent. It’s already been bad enough. As a northerner with southern roots, it was something I appreciated about ur show, that you had at least one character who was true to what the shows about. Don’t get me wrong, I love the other characters from New York, and wherever tf Khoury is from, etc, but this show is one of the few we got representing the south. Please don’t turn it into just another show without cultural roots. Bluff City Law is doing a great job of that so far. Maybe consult with them. Or, and this is just a suggestion, say “screw it all” and bring in Jackie Chan and Jason Stathom and let’s change the title to “NCIS: NOT AMERICA.” That might be fun...
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Black was not booted. He decided to quit and gave the writers a way to write him out.. Don't take hints from Bluff City since that show is nearing its end after only 10 episodes... That show does well showing Memphis I suppose but it's just another preachy lawyer show.. NOLA will find another male agent...
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im sorry but as they start to kill off the original cast members this is when I do not feel the show will last much longer. I have watched these military shows since JAG and after characters start leaving it is hard to keep the stories genuine. LaSalle and Pride are what make this show all the other characters make the show exist as well but these two have been there since day one. Loretta you are amazing as well but I am unsure of how this show will go without him. I was hoping it was a dream sequence and it was just Chris dealing with his brothers death and reliving moments in his head as he recovered. We'll see. NCIS is bringing people back but the revise of that show is waning as well. good luck Scott and crew I hope it didn't put the last nail in you shows coffin. Really enjoy NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS: LA let's hope they survive the shift in dynamics. A super fan. A very sad Superfan
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Oh well I would rather it had pride with always going off protocol really don't care for his character liked LaSalle and his roll tide even though I'm an Aggies fan probably stop watching and stop my tape series on my DVR not worth it now.
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Wow, This was a big surprise. Any reason why he left the show? He will be missed.
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Since I haven't watched the last two seasons (since Pride got "promoted"), to me this is NBD. The real shocker for me was when Zoe McLellan left.
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He's the only reason we watch it...sad!
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Lucas Black lent authenticity to this show. I enjoyed watching his performances throughout the seasons. The loss of this actor means the loss of this viewer
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not going to watch anymore.
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Let us know how long that lasts.... 🙄
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