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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 71
BY REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Tuesday, June 7, 2011, as "Louisiana Industry for Film and Entertainment
Day" in the state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Industry for Film and Entertainment was established in
2010 to further promote and protect the film and entertainment industry in the state of
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana has become a premiere destination for the film and television
industry, live and recorded performances, and the creation of digital media thanks in large
part to the state's uniquely integrated and effective tax incentive package; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana has developed a state-of-the-art infrastructure, known
nationally and internationally for our production, post-production, and recorded and live
performance capabilities; and
WHEREAS, in 2010, Louisiana experienced its fifth consecutive year of growth for
the state's overall entertainment industry; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana is quickly becoming a premiere location for all things
entertainment, producing more than one hundred various types of productions in 2010 and
representing an estimated eight hundred million dollars in direct local spending and nearly
one billion four hundred million dollars in total production budgets; and
WHEREAS, the entertainment industry represents one of the fastest growing
segments of our workforce, increasing employment in this area by over four hundred
percent, since the inception of our incentive programs; and
WHEREAS, combined with the state's incentive program, the state's healthy business
climate, low taxes, competitive labor, and operating costs have created a number of
homegrown companies employing thousands of Louisiana citizens; and ENROLLEDHR NO. 71
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WHEREAS, companies coming to Louisiana will find a skilled workforce of more
than one hundred three thousand professionals with backgrounds in production, post-
production, software development, and digital media; and
WHEREAS, the entertainment industry is helping to establish a new creative class
of jobs and an opportunity that serves as a beacon of light to our best and brightest,
beckoning them back to Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana entertainment industry is essential to the state's economic
growth and to its continued economic development.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Tuesday, June 7, 2011, as "Louisiana
Industry for Film and Entertainment Day" in the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Industry for Film and Entertainment.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES