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Louisiana FastStart™
Provides workforce recruitment, screening and training to new and expanding Louisiana companies at no cost.
Digital Media Incentive
Provides a 25% tax credit for qualified production expenditures in Louisiana and a 35% tax credit for Louisiana resident labor expenditures.
Economic Development Award Program
Provides funding for site and/or infrastructure improvements for projects creating new jobs.
Enterprise Zone
Provides a $2,500 tax credit for each certified net new job created; and either a 4% sales/use tax rebate on capital expenditures or income and franchise tax credits up to 1.5% of investment.
Industrial Tax Exemption
Provides a 100% property tax abatement for up to 10 years on materials used in new manufacturing.
Live Performance Tax Credit
Provides a tax credit up to 25% on qualified production or infrastructure development expenditures, with additional tax credits available for payroll and transportation expenditures.
Louisiana FastStart™
Provides workforce recruitment, screening and training to new and expanding Louisiana companies at no cost.
Mentor-Protégé Tax Credit
Provides up to $50,000 in tax credits for Louisiana-based contractors who provide competitive technical assistance to protégé construction firms.
Modernization Tax Credit
Provides a 5% refundable state tax credit for manufacturers modernizing or upgrading existing facilities in Louisiana.
Motion Picture Industry Development Tax Credit
A transferable tax credit of 30% for qualified motion picture production expenditures and an additional 5% tax credit for Louisiana resident labor expenditures.
Quality Jobs
Provides up to 6% rebate on annual payroll expenses for up to 10 years; and either a 4% sales/use tax rebate on capital expenditures or an investment tax credit equal to 1.5% of qualifying expenses.
Research & Development Tax Credit
Provides a tax credit up to 40% to existing businesses with operating facilities in Louisiana to establish or continue research and development activities within the state.
Restoration Tax Abatement
Provides a five-year 100% property tax abatement for the rehabilitation of an existing structure.
Sound Recording Investor Tax Credit
Provides a 25% refundable tax credit for qualified production expenditures on state-certified sound recording projects.
Technology Commercialization Credit and Jobs Program
Provides a 40% refundable tax credit for companies that invest in the commercialization of Louisiana technology and a 6% payroll rebate for the creation new, direct jobs.
