Tax Credits - Shreveport, LA

http://www.shreveport-bossierfilm.com/tax_credit.html
2.5% sales tax rebate - based on expenditures within Shreveport's city limits (application process and rules apply)

Basic Cap - $150,000.00 total to any individual project or production for new productions by a production company which has not previously received any City of Shreveport incentives.
Subsequent Productions- $165,000.00 for a production company which brings a subsequent production to the City of Shreveport within twelve months of completion of the prior project.
The funding cap shall be increased by $10,000 for productions which utilize a Caddo Parish-based post production company.
1.5% sales tax rebate - based on expenditures within Caddo Parish (application process and rules apply)

Basic Cap - $20,000.00 total to any individual project or production for new productions by a production company which has not previously received any Caddo Parish or municipalities lying therein within the last twelve months.
Subsequent Productions- $22,000.00 for a production company which brings a subsequent production to Caddo parish within twelve months of completion of the prior project.
The funding cap shall be increased by $1200.00 for productions which utilize a post production company located within Caddo Parish or any of the municipalities lying therein.
Resolution passed for the Mayor to suspend certain provisions of city ordinances to grant temporary approval for uses of film production
Permitting: No charge for film and construction permit fees for set builds (Caddo-Bossier Parish)
Free Locations for most of our city and parish (Shreveport and Bossier) buildings
Free water for filming special effects - (City of Shreveport city limits) - exception wave tank
Easy and simple permitting – no permit fees
Assistance with DOTD permitting

Remember to exclude the tax credit from your film budget.
Check QuickFilmBudget.com for a sample film budget!