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La. House declines extension of film, TV subsidy program The Louisiana House has declined to extend by three years the sunset for the state’s $180 million annual film and TV subsidy program. Senate Bill 173 by Slidell Republican Sen. Sharon Hewitt calls for extending the sunset from 2025 to 2028. The extension would give film producers a longer planning runway. The state can issue up to $150 million in credits per year and pay out up to $180 million each year to support the film and TV indus...

(The Center Square) – The Louisiana House has declined to extend by three years the sunset for the state’s $180 million annual film and TV subsidy program.

View Comments A bill designed to keep creating movie magic in Louisiana cleared another hurdle during its first state House hearing Monday, moving the measure one step closer to passage. Senate Bill 173 by Republican Slidell Sen. Sharon Hewitt, which would extend Louisianas annual $180 million film tax credit program for three years through 2028, advanced from the House Ways and Means Committee. "This is an industry that requires a longer runway," said Hewitt, who has two movie and TV produc...

Film, TV subsidy extension advances A Louisiana House committee approved a three-year extension Monday of the state’s $180 million annual film subsidy. The program is scheduled to end in 2025. Senate Bill 173 by Sen. Sharon Hewitt, a Slidell Republican, would extend the sunset into the middle of 2028. The state can issue up to $150 million in credits per year and pay out up to $180 million each year to support the film and TV industry. Projects qualify for the program through verified in-st...

Legislation that extends the state's 180-million dollar film tax credit program for another three years throug...

Film, TV subsidy extension keeps advancing in Louisiana David Jacobs, The Center Square © Provided by Washington Examiner A Louisiana House committee approved a three-year extension Monday of the state’s $180 million annual film subsidy. The program is scheduled to end in 2025. Senate Bill 173 by Sen. Sharon Hewitt, a Slidell Republican, would extend the sunset into the middle of 2028. The state can issue up to $150 million in credits per year and pay out up to $180 million ...

View Comments BATON ROUGE — Louisiana lawmakers reach the halfway mark of their nine-week regular session this week, working on a budget flush with cash, struggling to gain traction for a tax overhaul and facing a debate calendar packed with controversial issues. No bills have yet reached the governors desk. Among the rejected or shelved measures, Louisiana wont switch to a closed primary election system for congressional races. The state wont decriminalize prostitution or ban spanking at...

Analysis: Few issues settled at Louisiana session midpoint MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers reach the halfway mark of their nine-week regular session this week, working on a budget flush with cash, struggling to gain traction for a tax overhaul and facing a debate calendar packed with controversial issues. No bills have yet reached the governors desk. Among the rejected or shelved measures, Louisiana wont switch to a closed p...

Louisiana lawmakers nix gas tax hike but advance plan to extend sales tax Mark Ballard BATON ROUGE -- Saying something must be done to find the money to fix the states crumbling highways and dangerous bridges, the Louisiana Houses tax-writing committee rejected the latest effort to increase the tax on gasoline but advanced a bill that would extend the temporary sales tax increase. On an 8-8 vote late Tuesday night, the House Ways & Means Committee sidelined House Bill 615. The measure started...

by David Jacobs, The Center Square  | April 16, 2021 04:00 PM Print this article A Louisiana Senate committee advanced without objection Thursday a proposal to extend the life of the state’s film subsidy program, which may be a tough sell for lawmakers looking to trim or eliminate tax incentives. The motion picture program provides state-certified film and TV productions with up to a 40% tax credit on eligible in-state expenditures. The program can issue up...