Louisiana film industry passes billion-dollar mark in record-setting 2011
Louisiana film industry passes billion-dollar mark in record-setting 2011Published: Saturday, January 07, 2012, 5:00 AM By Mike Scott, The Times-PicayuneNOLA.comThat the Louisiana film industry will set a record for local production in 2011 shouldn&

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Versatile Louisiana becomes 'L.A. South' for movie shoots

Bayou State's Film Slate Booms
Bayou state's film slate boomsTax credits help make Louisiana third bestBy JACK EGAN"Battle: Los Angeles" has started filming -- but not in L.A., where the sci-fi film about an alien invasion is set. Instead the picture, starring Aaron

Jindal signs movie, sound, vehicle tax credit laws

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Movie Studios Tout Job Creation
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's major film and television studios on Tuesday began a new push to educate U.S. lawmakers about the entertainment industry by touting job creation in the recession and media's global trade

Study: Film industry adds $763M to state during 2007
BY ALEXANDYR KENT • AKENT@GANNETT.COM • MARCH 3, 2009 2:00 AMIn an economic impact study released Monday, the motion picture industry is estimated to have added $763 million to the Louisiana economy during 2007 at a cost of $105 million to

The New York Times: In Downturn, Americans Flock to the Movies
By MICHAEL CIEPLY and BROOKS BARNESPublished: February 28, 2009 Cited from The New York Times LOS ANGELES — Hollywood could get used to this recession thing. While much of the economy is teetering between bust and bailout, the movie industry ha

Shreveport Times: Upping the Crew: Movie Pros Train Students for Jobs

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