The film tax credit has helped attract big-budget companies like G Unit studios to Louisiana. Its owner, Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, has said the studio would create jobs and bring a significant economic boost to Shreveport.

Louisiana's House of Representatives voted Tuesday to sunset the state's incentive for film production next year.

Now that Missouri has a film tax credit again, Kansas City's had eight feature films and four TV shows shot in the area this year.

Louisiana's House of Representatives just voted overwhelmingly in favor of eliminating the state's $150 million film production tax credit program as part of a push to eliminate a wide swath of such incentives in favor of lower corporate income tax rates.

Netflix declined to comment on the measure, which passed the House on a vote of 80-19 on Wednesday. Louisiana was the first state to pass a film tax credit, and became known about 15 years ago as “Hollywood South” for the volume of production that ...

Mayor Tom Arceneaux and the Shreveport City Council have unanimously supported the credit and recently passed resolutions urging lawmakers to preserve and expand the credits. Councilwoman Ursula Bowman said the credits have been vital in bringing film productions to the state.

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Cent isn't happy about Louisiana's decision to kill off the state's multimillion-dollar film tax credit. Earlier this week, the House of Representatives in Louisiana passed a bill that will eliminate the state's decades-old $150 million tax incentive for film and TV production.

Governor Jeff Landry's proposed changes to the state tax code includes ending film industry tax credits, years before they are set to expire.