The Louisiana Film tax credits were set to expire as of January 1st 2008. As of the passing of House Bill 139 (PDF) the credits now extend to 2010. Also, the credits do not completely go away as of 2010, but rather they reduce to 20% until July 2012, and then become 15% after that.
If Film Tax Credits weren’t enough reason to film in Louisiana, I’ll give you a few more great money saving reasons.
As a follow-up to my post about Film Tax Credits, I’d like to present some great resources that an indie filmmaker can use to plan a production in Louisiana.
Louisiana has a ton of incentives that are great for filmmakers. Even if you are located elsewhere, you may be able get great benefit out of producing your next film in Louisiana, through a Louisiana company. In fact, the current laws in Louisiana make it much much easier to raise investment capital than any other state.
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