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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 each year to support the film and TV industry. Projects qualify for the program through verified in-...

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 governor's desk. Among the rejected or shelved measures, Louisiana won't switch to a closed primary election system for congressional races. The state won't decriminalize prostitution or ban spanking at public schools. And the state seems unlikely to enact new restrictions and penalties on social m...

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 governor's desk. Among the rejected or shelved measures, Louisiana won't switch to a closed primary election system for congressional races. The state won't decriminalize prostitution or ban ...

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 state's crumbling highways and dangerous bridges, the Louisiana House's 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 out proposing lowering one dedicated tax and raising another with the effect of increasing the ta...

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 to $150 million in credits per fiscal year, and recipients can claim up to $180 million per fiscal ...