Louisiana Business Incentives

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LED FastStart provides customized employee recruitment, screening, training development and training delivery for eligible new or expanding companies.

Provides 80% property tax abatement for up to 10 years on new manufacturing investments.

Up to a 25% tax credit on qualified payroll for in-state labor coupled with a 18% tax credit on qualified production expenditures.

The Research & Development Tax Credit encourages Louisiana businesses to establish or expand research and development activities within the state.

Receive up to a 25% tax credit for investments in early stage, wealth-creating businesses that seek start-up and expansion capital.

Receive up to a five-year, 100% property tax abatement for the rehabilitation of an existing structure located within economic development districts.

Up to a 40 percent tax credit on eligible in-state production expenditures, including resident and non-resident labor.

Up to 25 percent tax credit for musical and theatrical productions, refundable or transferable on a one-time basis.

A production credit of 18 percent for eligible production expenditures.