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Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971 [1]) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Jindal previously served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana from 2005 to 2008, and served as chair of the Republican Governors Association from 2012 to 2013.
LIFT Productions (an acronym for Louisiana Institute of Film Technology) was the first concerted private sector effort to combat "runaway production" of film and television from the United States. In the 1990s the U.S. market lost over 100,000 production-related jobs, [ 1 ] as motion picture and television programming increasingly became ...
Louisiana will preserve its tax incentive for film and TV production, with a $25 million cut, under a budget deal reached by lawmakers. The state Senate voted 38-1 on Friday to lower the cap on ...
A special election for Louisiana's 5th congressional district was held on November 16, 2013, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives. [1] Incumbent Republican Congressman Rodney Alexander resigned on September 26, 2013, to become the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs under Governor Bobby Jindal.
On Monday, Louisiana Governor paid a visit to Shreveport to break ground on the new Northwest Louisiana State Building.
Citing its benefit to the local economy, HUD loaned $25.3 million to build the park, and after Alfa went bankrupt, the city of New Orleans became liable for the remainder of the loan. [24] In 2001, the lease was put up for sale, and in March 2002 Six Flags purchased it for $22M, [ 24 ] although the park's name did not change that year.
Jindal previously served as Louisiana's Secretary of Health and Hospitals from 1996 to 1998 and President of the University of Louisiana System from 1999 to 2001, and was appointed by President George W. Bush as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation from 2001 to 2003. Jindal ran against Kathleen Blanco for ...
The film industry in Louisiana has grown dramatically in recent years [1] [2] largely due to the state's 2002 tax incentives aimed at attracting film and television companies. [2] The success of Louisiana 's film industry caused the state to be nicknamed " Hollywood South " or " Hollywood on the Bayou ".