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Louisiana Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$4,341,580,078

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss sort icon
2017Motion Picture Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$205,833,457
2022Louisiana Quality Jobs ProgramJob Creation/Retention$198,339,870
2018Motion Picture Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$180,000,000
2019Motion Picture Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$180,000,000
2020Motion Picture Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$157,360,983
2021Louisiana Quality Jobs ProgramJob Creation/Retention$156,398,143
2019Louisiana Quality Jobs ProgramBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$141,741,787
2020Rehabilitation of Historic StructuresHistoric Preservation$132,893,757
2022Motion Picture Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$130,565,346
2018Louisiana Quality Jobs ProgramBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$104,303,596
2017Louisiana Quality Jobs ProgramBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$102,398,055
2018Rehabilitation of Historic StructuresHistoric Preservation$99,929,840
2017Rehabilitation of Historic StructuresHistoric Preservation$89,102,648
2020Louisiana Quality Jobs ProgramJob Creation/Retention$81,254,781
2022Rehabilitation of Historic StructuresHistoric Preservation$80,342,821
2021Motion Picture Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$78,283,288
2019Rehabilitation of Historic StructuresHistoric Preservation$77,349,267
2021Rehabilitation of Historic StructuresHistoric Preservation$63,431,384
2021Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development$47,398,134
2017Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development$44,621,847
2021Procurement Processing Company RebateBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$40,708,445
2022Procurement Processing Company RebateBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$40,125,783
2018Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development$37,258,756
2020Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development$37,025,671
2020Digital Interactive Media and Software Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$32,429,418
2019Digital Interactive Media and Software Tax CreditCapital investment$29,132,130
2020Procurement Processing Company RebateBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$25,857,219
2019Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development$24,041,559
2021Digital Interactive Media and Software Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$21,012,524
2019Procurement Processing Company RebateBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$20,213,217
2017Tax Equalization ProgramManufacturing development$14,310,010
2022Cooperative Endeavor Agreements for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) DistrictsGeneral Economic Development$13,855,871
2019Tax EqualizationBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$13,110,539
2017Cooperative Endeavor Agreements for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) DistrictsGeneral Economic Development$11,878,624
2019Cooperative Endeavor Agreements for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) DistrictsGeneral Economic Development$11,727,730
2020Cooperative Endeavor Agreements for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) DistrictsGeneral Economic Development$11,723,837
2018Procurement Processing Company RebateRetail development$11,693,808
2018Digital Interactive Media and Software Tax CreditEntrepreneurship/innovation$11,574,373
2018Cooperative Endeavor Agreements for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) DistrictsGeneral Economic Development$11,473,401
2017Digital Interactive Media and Software Tax CreditEntrepreneurship/innovation$10,432,086
2018Tax Equalization ProgramManufacturing development$7,455,954
2020Tax Equalization ProgramManufacturing development$7,037,106
2017Musical and Theatrical Production Income Tax CreditEducational development$6,455,066
2018Musical and Theatrical Production Income Tax CreditEducational development$6,377,078
2019Retention and Modernization Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$6,242,541
2021Tax Equalization ProgramManufacturing development$4,889,021
2017New Markets Jobs Act ProgramCapital investment$4,675,020
2022Tax Equalization ProgramManufacturing development$4,503,247
2017Procurement Processing Company RebateRetail development$4,211,331
2018Retention and Modernization Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$4,031,575
2017Retention and Modernization Tax CreditJob Creation/Retention$3,035,558
2020Exemption for Manufacturing Establishments (Industry Assistance) ProgramManufacturing development$3,000,000
2022Retention and Modernization Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$2,892,000
2020Retention and Modernization Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$2,522,000
2020Musical and Theatrical Production Income Tax CreditGeneral Economic Development$2,386,770
2021Musical and Theatrical Production Income Tax CreditGeneral Economic Development$2,379,490
2019Musical and Theatrical Production Income Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$2,300,386
2018New Market Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$1,938,840
2021Retention and Modernization Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$1,910,000
2019Exemption for Manufacturing Establishments (Industry Assistance) ProgramIndustrial development$1,500,000
2021Exemption for Manufacturing Establishments (Industry Assistance) ProgramManufacturing development$1,500,000
2022Exemption for Manufacturing Establishments (Industry Assistance) ProgramManufacturing development$1,250,291
2022Musical and Theatrical Production Income Tax CreditGeneral Economic Development$1,246,968
2017New Market Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$620,187
2017Capital Companies Tax Credit (CAPCO)General Economic Development$122,903
2020Sound Recording Investor Tax CreditMusic, arts, or recreation$88,447
2017Sound Recording Investor Tax CreditMusic, arts, or recreation$81,549
2018Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP)Job Creation/Retention$62,429
2022New Market Tax CreditCapital investment$54,067
2021Sound Recording Investor Tax CreditMusic, arts, or recreation$44,376
2018Sound Recording Investor Tax CreditMusic, arts, or recreation$41,673
2022Sound Recording Investor Tax CreditMusic, arts, or recreation$26,596
2021Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP)Job Creation/Retention$26,109
2020New Market Tax CreditCapital investment$23,624
2019Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP)Job Creation/Retention$19,684
2019Sound Recording Investor Tax CreditCapital investment$15,372
2020Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP)Job Creation/Retention$1,040
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$2,866,102,303

Tabulated localities and districts

Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.

Data includes abatement information for the five most populous cities, counties, and school districts in each state (where available). If no data is shown for these top five jurisdictions, it is because they did not disclose GASB 77 tax abatement information in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the amount reported was $0, or the ACFR has not been published yet. Some states include data for additional years and jurisdictions.

Reporting JurisdictionJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss sort icon
St. Charles Parish School BoardSchool District$167,537,438
Ascension Parish School BoardSchool District$167,109,442
Calcasieu ParishCounty$148,066,038
Calcasieu Parish School BoardSchool District$141,753,672
Cameron Parish Police JuryCounty$104,093,313
Iberville Parish School BoardSchool District$90,586,649
East Baton Rouge Parish School BoardSchool District$86,858,003
City of Baton Rouge/East Baton Rouge ParishCity/County$78,588,785
City of New OrleansMunicipality$67,600,000
Jefferson ParishCounty$65,291,496
Rapides Parish School BoardSchool District$31,758,363
West Baton Rouge Parish School BoardSchool District$28,762,004
St. James Parish School BoardSchool District$27,122,587
St. John the Baptist ParishCounty$22,407,302
Ascension ParishCounty$17,887,629
Rapides Parish Police JuryCounty$17,707,268
Desoto Parish School BoardSchool District$16,804,846
Jefferson Parish School BoardSchool District$15,547,262
City of ShreveportMunicipality$12,799,284
St. John the Baptist Parish School BoardSchool District$12,631,542
Zachary Community School BoardSchool District$12,160,657
St. Bernard Parish School BoardSchool District$11,672,120
City of Lafayette/Lafayette ParishCity/County$10,320,172
West Baton Rouge ParishCounty$8,825,611
Lafayette Parish School BoardSchool District$8,033,500
St. James ParishCounty$6,663,422
Ouachita Parish School BoardSchool District$6,459,541
Orleans Parish School BoardSchool District$6,264,260
St. Tammany Parish School BoardSchool District$5,824,392
Livingston Parish School BoardSchool District$5,687,807
Cameron Parish School BoardSchool District$5,053,680
Terrebonne ParishCounty$4,883,388
West Feliciana Parish School BoardSchool District$4,865,088
Bogalusa School BoardSchool District$4,767,686
Lafourche Parish School BoardSchool District$4,728,179
St. Bernard ParishCounty$4,112,514
Bossier Parish School BoardSchool District$2,927,370
Evangeline Parish School BoardSchool District$2,728,664
Allen Parish School BoardSchool District$2,686,583
Red River Parish School BoardSchool District$2,625,000
Lincoln Parish School BoardSchool District$2,579,770
New Orleans School BoardSchool District$2,487,000
City of BogalusaMunicipality$2,222,621
Webster Parish School BoardSchool District$2,005,119
St. Tammany ParishCounty$1,954,890
Pointe Coupee Parish School BoardSchool District$1,868,000
Winn Parish School BoardSchool District$1,851,411
City of GonzalesMunicipality$1,762,800
Bienville Parish School BoardSchool District$1,695,101
City of St GabrielMunicipality$1,284,072
Jackson Parish School BoardSchool District$1,125,705
City of MonroeMunicipality$1,050,474
City of Denham SpringsMunicipality$1,028,051
Iberia Parish School BoardSchool District$995,567
Richland Parish School BoardSchool District$982,760
Terrebonne Parish School BoardSchool District$972,964
St. Landry Parish School BoardSchool District$852,345
Vermilion Parish School BoardSchool District$680,113
New Orleans Levee Board (East)Special district$674,000
West Feliciana ParishCounty$670,028
New Orleans Sewerage and Water BoardSpecial district$646,000
East Feliciana Parish School BoardSchool District$613,084
Assumption Parish School BoardSchool District$562,701
Winn ParishCounty$416,467
Iberia ParishCounty$311,530
Tangipahoa Parish School BoardSchool District$264,654
Assumption ParishCounty$226,716
City of KennerMunicipality$194,898
East Carroll Parish School BoardSchool District$184,798
New Orleans Law Enforcement DistrictSpecial district$154,000
Tangipahoa ParishCounty$146,587
Livingston ParishCounty$145,947
Iberia Parish Fire DistrictSpecial district$119,500
City of GretnaMunicipality$112,387
City of AlexandriaMunicipality$103,871
Washington Parish School BoardSchool District$96,379
Pointe Coupee ParishCounty$96,167
Vernon Parish School BoardSchool District$80,335
Baker School BoardSchool District$49,000
City of YoungsvilleMunicipality$6,706
City of New IberiaMunicipality$700
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$1,475,477,775