New Orleans Parish & Jefferson Parish
From diverse neighborhoods, historic architecture, and competitive state tax credits, these locations offer plenty of features that will serve your production needs.
Louisiana Governor Landry Signs Senate Bill 232!
Bill 232 secures Louisiana’s place as one of the most competitive states in the nation for film and TV production. The bill became effective June 4, 2025.
What Remains
$125M annual cap
25% tax credit on the base investment for state-certified productions (includes all out-of-state labor)
Extra 15% credit for hiring qualified Louisiana resident personnel
Extra 5% for VFX work done with a state qualified company
Extra 10% for resident screenplay
What’s New
No per-project caps
No per-person salary cap
Minimum base investment greater than $150k
Louisiana can now negotiate better deals for long-term and repeat projects
State Tax Credit
Louisiana's Motion Picture Production Program provides motion picture productions up to a 40% tax credit on total qualified in-state production expenditures, including resident and non-resident labor.
25% base credit on qualified in-state production expenditures
10% increase for Louisiana screenplay productions
5% increase if outside of the New Orleans Metro Statistical Area
