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Louisiana Film Allies Scramble to Save Tax Credit: ‘There’s a Lot of Panic’
Allies of the Louisiana film industry said they will try to salvage the state's film incentive, after the House voted to eliminate it.
Allies of the film industry in the Louisiana Legislature said Wednesday they will work to salvage the state’s production incentive, after the House voted to repeal it this week. But after blowback from the local film community on Tuesday, several legislators said on the House floor that they will work with the state senate and the governor’s office to preserve an incentive for entertainment. Georgia has since surpassed the state as the South’s dominant production hub, with an incentive topping $1 billion, while California and New York have expanded their own credit programs to try to retain their industries.
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