Lights, Camera...Louisiana; State Goes Head to Head with Nm Over Film Bucks

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"Our analysis shows that we now have the best film package in the country," Rorie Hanrahan, spokeswoman for New Mexico's Economic Development Office, says. In addition to doubling the funds the State can invest in any one movie, the bills address the State's workforce training program in film. "We're up to 3 ½ crews that are currently trained in New Mexico and work at any given time," Charles Wollmann, State Investment Council spokesman, says. House Bill 517 seeks to keep the film workforce growing. Other legislation expands the tax rebates New Mexico-based production companies can receive. "It will help us to continue to grow our film industry," Hanrahan says.

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Lights, Camera...Louisiana; State Goes Head to Head with Nm Over Film Bucks

Louisiana's known for gators, gumbo and voodoo. But for the past few years the home of Mardi Gras has been linked to a phenomenon much more fitting of California--Hollywood. In 2002, Louisiana kn...

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