New Bill Aims to Bring Beloved Movie Industry Back to Shreveport
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Years ago, Shreveport earned the nickname Hollywood South. This impressive moniker was bestowed upon us due to the incredible amount of high-dollar, big budget films being made in Ratchet City and the surrounding areas earlier this century. Unfortunately, a few years back that all changed - but a new bill might bring back our silver-screened glory days!
The key to getting major motion picture productions back in Shreveport (and Louisiana for that matter) is money. More specifically, a tax credit for productions investing $300,000 or more that would save the studios lots of money when compared to what it would cost in Hollywood. We ve seen several projects finding their way back into our state as of late, including I Saw the Light: The Story of Hank Williams , Premonition , and the remake of Straw Dogs - which are all being made in Shreveport!