Incentives

The Shreveport-Bossier area offers several cost-effective business and residential incentives that have continued to help this area grow. We are located within 250 miles of Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, New Orleans, Memphis, and Tulsa, making our central location a hub for regional business.

Qualifying businesses can take advantage of the State’s “Digital Media Incentive,” which provides a tax credit of 25% of qualified production expenditures for state-certified digital interactive productions in Louisiana and 35% tax credit for payroll expenditures for Louisiana residents.

SOME LOCAL AND STATE INCENTIVES INCLUDE:

• Quality Jobs Program
• Workforce Development & Training Program
• Incumbent Worker Training Program
• Industrial Property Tax Exemption Program
• Enterprise Zone Program
• Inventory Tax Credit
• Economic Development Assistance Program
• Biotechnology Sales/Use Tax Exemption
• University Technology Commercialization Tax Credit Program
• R&D Tax Credit Program
• Film, Video & Digital Tax Credits
• Film & Video Sales Tax Exemption
• Single Factor Apportionment Income Tax
• Corporate Tax Equalization Program
• Angel Investor Tax Credit