Set in New Orleans, LA, the series follows the same two-part approach as the original series, but like SVU and CI, also allows significant development for the series characters. In each episode, when a crime is committed, the victims are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the New Orleans Police Department, where a team of elite detectives and their ranking captain investigate the crime, and the New Orleans District Attorney's Office, where the D.A. and his team of A.D.A.s conduct the people's case against the offenders in the trial, with D.A. Investigators often assisting the police in their investigations to make sure they run smoothly. In every episode, the first half hour focuses on the investigation by the detectives, followed by the second half the of episode fo