
Agent Dwayne "King" Pride has a team out of New Orleans' NCIS field office that is investigating crimes that affect military personnel. He's a local guy with a drive to do the right thing and leads agents Christopher LaSalle -- who plays almost as hard as he works -- and former ATF agent Sonja Percy -- who finds being a part of a team an adjustment after years of working undercover assignments on her own. Eccentric coroner Dr. Loretta Wade supports them on cases. Together, they delve into the dark side of the colorful city that's a magnet for servicemen on leave.

A Mardi Gras celebration at Pride's bar is cut short when he and Mayor Douglas Hamilton (Steven Weber) are abducted by unknown assailants.

Evidence suggests that the man responsible for saving a lieutenant's life is a soldier who was captured in Afghanistan.

Special Agent Pride and the team uncover a domestic drug ring -- led by Sonja's childhood friend, Marion Watkins (Samaire Armstrong), that is producing cocaine.

The team investigates the murder of a Navy intelligence officer killed during a conference for foreign diplomats; Pride has some trouble adjusting to his new position at the agency.