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re: NOLA aka The Hollywood of the South film industry is dry which impacts the whole state
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:55 pm to MikeD
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:55 pm to MikeD
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Well, the state stopped paying productions millions in credits and lo and behold, they went to the next teat
I thought they were just getting tax breaks. Kinda like industry gets.
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Posted on 5/8/25 at 11:16 pm to jrowla2
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The film industry brought money and jobs into the state. A tax credit is not giving money away, it incentivizes business by reducing the tax burden. This is something that happens all the time in every state for industries to bring jobs and spend other money.
The way the film business is set up, the revenue was not being taxed to LA. That’s why we had a market to sell film tax credits.
Far different from when we give incentives for building a plant or a business that stays here.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 2:35 am to PelicanState87
Georgia took it all. They have no caps in the credits. Ours are very limited.
Georgia is behind only California and new york in movies and tv.
Georgia is behind only California and new york in movies and tv.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 6:48 am to LSUFanHouston
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The way the film business is set up, the revenue was not being taxed to LA. That’s why we had a market to sell film tax credits.
Also some nefarious companies used different schemes to maximize credits and over inflated costs to essentially get more credits than were needed, and the credits were sold to 3rd parties for cents on the dollar for the “investors” to pocket the incentives.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 6:49 am to PelicanState87
They were only in Louisiana for as long as our politicians kept handing them over suitcases of taxpayer dollars. None of the industry and its jobs here were long term.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 6:51 am to ragincajun03
No different than many other industries. Louisiana finally had some good PR which made it worth it imo
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:08 am to jrowla2
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The film industry brought money and jobs into the state. A tax credit is not giving money away, it incentivizes business by reducing the tax burden. This is something that happens all the time in every state for industries to bring jobs and spend other money.
Yep. It's funny how you have folks on here trying to pass off the state not taking someone's money as giving them money. Then they try to cast people who advocate for tax breaks to entice industry as liberals.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:11 am to UptownJoeBrown
Any govt agency subsidizing Hollywood needs a thorough cleansing.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:16 am to PelicanState87
Ebbs and flows. GA is slow(er) and NJ is the hot spot today.
LA will stabilize with 2 TV shows and a time plus maybe a modest feature when all is said and done.
Or it’s all vertical shorts from here on out.
LA will stabilize with 2 TV shows and a time plus maybe a modest feature when all is said and done.
Or it’s all vertical shorts from here on out.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:30 am to PelicanState87
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I was just thinking why haven't I seen any movies or TV shows filmed in New Orleans this year.
The #1 movie this summer at the box office was filmed in Donaldsville and other small Louisiana towns. Also, including New Orleans.
This is such an ignorant statement by the OP
This post was edited on 5/9/25 at 7:30 am
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:31 am to mdomingue
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It's funny how you have folks on here trying to pass off the state not taking someone's money as giving them money. Then they try to cast people who advocate for tax breaks to entice industry as liberals.
You obviously don’t understand how it worked. The film company was not generating a tax liability, but they were earning credits. The credits were then sold to unrelated parties for 90% of the value. Those credits were subsidizing production not reducing the film company tax liability.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:38 am to tigeralum06
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Sorry libs. Free tax dollars ended. Learn to weld and get a real job.
do you know how many welders, plasterers and carpenters work in film production? plenty and they are not "libs". And make $50 an hour or more, so that feels like a real job.
This post was edited on 5/9/25 at 7:39 am
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:42 am to PelicanState87
Prob because there was a period you couldn’t do work around Nola without people trying to steel your shite.
Filming a movie, everyone’s cars get broken into.
Fixing some houses? Tools get stolen.
Filming a movie, everyone’s cars get broken into.
Fixing some houses? Tools get stolen.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:42 am to JW
This business has shifted in many ways and is slower for sure than say, immediate post pandemic. But hardly dried up. I am working in Pittsburgh and there are four projects happening here. LA is picking up and of course, the international markets.
NJ is busy, as is New England relatively. New Mexico is steady ... Atlanta is slow for them, but has some things going. NOLA does seem slow, but a big movie is heading to BR soon.
NJ is busy, as is New England relatively. New Mexico is steady ... Atlanta is slow for them, but has some things going. NOLA does seem slow, but a big movie is heading to BR soon.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:45 am to PelicanState87
The republicans killed the tax break and the productions moved elsewhere. Thousand of Louisiana folk lost those opportunities. That’s what republicans do.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:47 am to PelicanState87
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Will New Orleans remain the Hollywood of the South or will it become a thing of the past?
Meh. Atlanta took that over years ago. New Orleans will remain a filming location because there are unique aspects, still lucrative from a tax incentive basis, etc., but Atlanta is just a better fit. Far more people in the metro area, major airport, etc.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:47 am to PelicanState87
several movies and shows filmed in LA in 2024 - just not in NOLA
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:50 am to choupiquesushi
Studios and agencies are cooling on Atlanta big time ...... shot out locations, teamsters issues and show jumping/rate gouging has hurt that scene. The unlimited cap and structured crew base/services will still send work there, but a serious fatigue has set in about the city.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:51 am to tzimme4
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The #1 movie this summer at the box office was filmed in Donaldsville and other small Louisiana towns. Also, including New Orleans. This is such an ignorant statement by the OP
Only 2 films were filmed in Louisiana last year.
What has happened is other states are competing with Louisiana and don’t have limits on their credits.
And production has been moved overseas with the various strikes they have had. It’s cheaper to go film in Spain and Croatia. Etc.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:53 am to choupiquesushi
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several movies and shows filmed in LA in 2024 - just not in NOLA
No. We are way down just from 2-4 years ago.
Interview with a vampires first season was filmed in New Orleans. Then moved to film in Prague.
This post was edited on 5/9/25 at 7:58 am
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