In 2010, he founded The Mascot Gallery, an online resource and store featuring a range of artwork and film about America's great icons with impressionistic depictions of their often forgotten origins.
He is credited as producer, creative consultant and editor on The Good Fight, a feature-length documentary about the Florida State Seminoles's football coach Bobby Bowden released in 2007.
He is also credited for his field producing in the swamps of the southeastern US on another of Butler's films, the National Geographic documentary The Lord God Bird, about the recent re-discovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker.
[3] La Noue credits the beginning of his art career to living in Europe as part of Notre Dame's study abroad program in Angers, France.
The sketches and preliminary paintings of Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin and Picasso, often just charcoal on scraps of paper, impressed upon La Noue the power of a well-executed line and subtle pairing of color.
Former head Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly has said of "The Original Fighting Irish" that it captures the swagger and toughness that defines the school's athletic program.
In addition to the quadrographs, La Noue created a series distinctively layered prints portraying the city "as a woman" preparing for a night of tango ritual.
[11] La Noue has done creative work on large feature productions, directed and produced several short films, and regularly consults on an array of movie projects.