Vision Statement

What could be? Rollover image with cursor. As an example, Louisiana theaters and their surrounding neigborhoods could benefit from the Broadway South initiative.

"Why is New Orleans the perfect place for a Broadway South?"
"Because it is the only city I know where you exit a theater, and step right into another one. New Orleans is a musical, playing 365 days a year."
- Roger Wilson

Culture is to Louisiana what the oil and gas business used to be - our most powerful commodity. Broadway South is an economic development initiative designed to promote Louisiana as a culturally driven economic powerhouse. With New Orleans serving as the frontline of this proposed economic initiative, Broadway South will lift the entire state’s pre-Katrina $5 billion tourism economy to new levels of prosperity, while also complementing and sharing resources with the filmmaking industry. Currently, Louisiana ranks third in overall film production - behind Hollywood and New York City. Broadway South’s economic goal is to create a permanent infrastructure–making Louisiana more appealing to all varieties of performing arts including movies, theater, opera, jazz, ballet, dance, concerts, variety entertainment and comedy reviews.

In addition to a rich cultural history, Louisiana and particularly the city of New Orleans currently offer a cascade of state and federal tax incentives designed to attract investors of all stripes to the area. The Broadway South initiative truly offers "Something for Everyone" across the state of Louisiana.

These include among others: