Louisiana: Where Culture Means Business
	Utilizing Tax Incentives to Cultivate Cultural Industries and Spur Arts-Related Development
	The Louisiana Cultural Economy: 2007 Status Report
	The Economic Importance of Louisiana's Cultural Economy: 2010 Update

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CULTURAL DISTRICTS PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Allows a local government to designate a Cultural District for the purpose of revitalizing a community by creating a hub of cultural activity.

• Allows income and corporate franchise tax credits for eligible expenses for rehabilitation of owner-occupied or revenue generating historic structures in a Cultural District.

• Provides an exemption from sales and use taxes for proceeds received from the sale of original, one-of-a-kind works of art from locations established within the Cultural District.

• Requires local governments who designate such districts to report on impact to their community annually.

• Requires CRT to collate reports received and submit a single report to the legislature biannually beginning in 2011.