Louisiana's scaled-back film tax incentives program put a huge dent in jobs for film crews there. Facing a severe budget crunch, the state last year slashed its annual budget for the incentives to $180 million – down from $222 million spent in 2014. That 19% reduction, however, triggered a 75% loss of jobs for union film crews. "In April, we were down 75% from the previous April," said Cory Parker, business agent of Iatse Local 478, the New Orleans film workers union. But…...
- 7/26/2016
- Deadline TV
Louisiana's scaled-back film tax incentives program put a huge dent in jobs for film crews there. Facing a severe budget crunch, the state last year slashed its annual budget for the incentives to $180 million – down from $222 million spent in 2014. That 19% reduction, however, triggered a 75% loss of jobs for union film crews. "In April, we were down 75% from the previous April," said Cory Parker, business agent of Iatse Local 478, the New Orleans film workers union. But…...
- 7/26/2016
- Deadline
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