[...] that changed when NCIS creator Gary Glasberg - with a little nudge from star Mark Harmon - got swept away by the city's food, culture, music and overall charm. [...] I told him that I had heard that there was a retired agent in New Orleans who ran the office here for 20 years, and I thought we could do a fun story, Glasberg, who's now serving as showrunner on both series, told TVGuide.com during a recent set visit. Bakula was brought on board to play Special Agent in Charge Dwayne Cassius Pride, the fictionalized version of Swear, and soon moved his family down to New Orleans for the new gig. If you're lucky enough to be in a long-running series, you want to have a character that's interesting, that has flaws, that has problems ...