St. Bernard Parish, LA

Submit an initial application to the Film Incentive Review Panel for pre-approval; secure a viable commercial distribution plan; establish the principal Louisiana production office within St. Bernard Parish or utilize a soundstage facility within the parish; satisfy the minimum spend requirement of $150,000; include the “Filmed in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana” logo in its credits, and further to provide St. Bernard Parish with at least 2 still shots to be used in St. Bernard Parish promotional activities; engage an independent Louisiana-licensed CPA to provide an audited report of qualifying expenditures; and request final payment no later than 24 months from the beginning of the production office lease agreement term. If qualifying by establishing the principal production offices within the parish, all production office operations must be performed from that location and not at alternative locations within Louisiana.

Qualified spend includes but is not limited to lodging expenses for cast and crew that was incurred in St. Bernard Parish establishments which pay sales, hotel/motel, occupational license, or ad valorem taxes in the parish; payroll expenses of natural persons that reside in St. Bernard Parish for at least six months prior to commencing work on a qualified production; all lease or rental expenses for a sound stage or location/production offices in the parish; and other production expenses incurred at an establishment located within St. Bernard Parish which pays occupational license or sales tax in the parish. Eligible travel expenses are limited to those related to trips beginning and ending within St. Bernard Parish, provided a travel agency located within the parish is used.

This program is administered on a first-come, first-served basis. St. Bernard Parish provides a 3.5% rebate on qualified costs related to lodging, payroll, and other local production expenditures. All production activity must be conducted from the St. Bernard Parish production office to qualify. When production is complete, an audited report verifying all eligible costs must be submitted to the St. Bernard Parish Office of Film & Television. Final payment will be issued only if requested within 24 months of the start of production office lease agreement. The maximum incentive each project may earn is $100,000.