re: Movie on The Battle of New Orleans

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if they can't get Confederacy made then I highly doubt this will get made

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Not a broad appeal factor.

Internationally, New Orleans is intriguing. Nationally, it also is.

There is some mystique about the place that people find intriguing.

Not to mention, the public loves crime shows and bosses.

Lafitte is the original American Gangster. He alone would intrigue people. Tagline:
Before Capone
Before Corleone
Before Soprano...
There was the original American Gangster.

Then you have Marie Laveau. A voodoo queen. She would pique people's interest. Voodoo is mysterious and she goes a long way with the folklore.

You have Bernard de Marigny. He introduced crapoid or craps, to America. He was a huge playboy back in the day.

Quadroon balls. Black slave magnates. French and spanish tensions. A young governor trying to convert the city and it's people into Americans. Pirates.

There's more to get people's attention than what most of the country would consider "hillbillies and racists fighting a war."