Skip to footer Sold on St. Bernard ABOUT LIFE IN ST. BERNARD BUY A HOME PARTNERS INVEST ST. BERNARD Invest St. Bernard Incentives & Overview Why Invest St. Bernard? Home to America’s 6th fastest growing suburb, the St Bernard/ Orleans Parish Border is located just 5 miles from the French Quarter. With a thriving and growing residential sector, we are excited to show potential business why settling in St Bernard just makes sense: a low crime rate, great schools, proximity to Downtown New Orleans, ample parking, and streamlined permitting. Come see what St. Bernard has to offer for your business. If you are looking for information about individual parcels in St. Bernard Parish (including information about lot sizes, zoning, overlay zones, and flood zones), you can view our parcel viewer here. ST BERNARD PARISH ENJOYS THE FOLLOWING DISTINCTIONS: • Federal Opportunity Zone • Federal Historic District • Enterprise Zone • State Arts, Cultural and Historic District • Active Community Development Entity FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN BE A PARTNER TO ST BERNARD, PLEASE CONTACT: St Bernard Economic Development Foundation www.stbernardforward.org www.stbernardforward.org/contact 504-277-4009 Incentive Overview Local Incentives St. Bernard Parish is home to America’s 6th fastest growing suburb & is located just 5 miles from Canal Street in the heart of New Orleans. Your business can be positioned close enough to the action, but far removed enough to avoid the traffic, parking, safety and permitting issues that complicate many downtown areas. St. Bernard has the same tax credits available to the region and additionally is a registered Federal Opportunity Zone with local sweeteners. FILM ST. BERNARD Film St. Bernard is a locally administered incentive program designed to attract and mature the film and creative digital media industries in The Parish while complementing Louisiana’s Motion Picture Production tax credit. Offering up to a 3.5% rebate on expenses related to soundstage leases, lodging, payroll, and qualifying expenditures, the program is one of the most aggressive in the State of Louisiana. STARTUP ST. BERNARD An annual entrepreneurship pitch competition held in March. The program is open to any business in operation for 5 years or less, has yearly revenue under $1,000,000, has 5 or less employees, and agrees to relocate or open in St. Bernard Parish. Winnings for first place range from $30,000-40,000 cash plus approximately $40,000 of in-kind services. Two runner ups will both receive $5,000 of seed money. DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVES St. Bernard Parish will consider discretionary incentives for impactful projects. Federal Incentives NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS (NMTC) Designed to attract capital to low-income communities by providing private investors with a federal tax credit for investments made in businesses or economic development projects located in some of the most distressed communities. A NMTC investor receives a tax credit equal to 39 percent of the total Qualified Equity Investment (QEI) made in a Community Development Entity (CDE) and the Credit is realized over a seven-year period. OPPORTUNITY ZONES Opportunity Zones is a capital gains tax incentive program is designed to drive long-term investments to low-income communities. The program provides a federal tax incentive for investors to re-invest their capital gains into Opportunity Funds, which are specialized vehicles dedicated to investing in designated low-income areas. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/opportunity-zones HISTORIC TAX CREDITS (HTC) The HTC program encourages private sector investment in the rehabilitation and re-use of historic buildings. The federal tax credit allows program participants to claim 20 percent of eligible improvement expenses against their federal tax liability. To learn more go to: https://www.crt.state.la.us/cultural-development/historic-preservation/tax-incentives/ State Incentives LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (LED) FASTSTART The nation’s #1 workforce training program, FastStart creates customized employee recruiting, screening and training solutions — at no cost to eligible companies. This is a discretionary incentive. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/faststart ANGEL INVESTOR TAX CREDIT This Program offers to a 25 percent tax credit for individual investors who invest in early stage, wealth-creating businesses that seek start-up and expansion capital. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/angel-investor-tax-credit DIGITAL INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM An incentive designed for software development projects offering a 25 percent tax credit for in-state labor, and an 18 percent credit for eligible production expenditures. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/digital-interactive-media-and-software-program ENTERPRISE ZONE Incentive program that offers a $3,500 or $1,000 tax credit for each certified net, new job created and either a state sales/use tax rebate on capital expenses or 1.5 percent investment tax credit for qualifying expenses. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/enterprise-zone INDUSTRIAL TAX EXEMPTION This is a long-standing incentive program that provides a property tax abatement of 80% for up to 10 years on a manufacturer’s new investment. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/industrial-tax-exemption ENTERTAINMENT JOB CREATION PROGRAM Program offering a 15 percent or 20 percent tax credit on annual wages to qualified entertainment companies (QEC) that create a minimum of five well-paid, net new jobs for Louisiana residents. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/Entertainment-Job-Creation-Program LIVE PERFORMANCE PRODUCTION PROGRAM Designed to bolster Louisiana’s live performance industry, this program offers up to a 18% tax credit on expenditures and up to a 7% tax credit on payroll for musical and theatrical productions, refundable or transferable on a one-time basis. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/Live-Performance-Production-Program MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION PROGRAM The driver of “Hollywood South,” this incentive offers up to a 40% tax credit on eligible in-state production expenses and labor. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/motion-picture-production-program MUSIC JOB CREATION PROGRAM Offers a 10-15% credit on annual wages to qualified music-industry related companies (QMC) that create three or more well-paid net new jobs in the State. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/music-job-creation-program QUALITY JOBS Program offering up to 6% rebate on payroll expenses and either a state sales/use tax rebate on capital expenses or a 1.5% project facility expense rebate for qualifying expenses. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/quality-jobs RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT Tax credit designed to encourage existing businesses with operating facilities in Louisiana to establish or continue research and development activities in the State. This program offers up to a30% tax credit on qualified research expenditures incurred in Louisiana. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/research-and-development-tax-credit RESTORATION TAX ABATEMENT Program offers a 100% property tax abatement for up to 10 years for the rehabilitation of an existing structure. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/restoration-tax-abatement SOUND RECORDING PROGRAM Incentive designed to complement Louisiana’s world-class musical talent with the financial benefits or recording. The program provides an 18% tax credit for qualifying production expenditures relating to sound recording. To learn more go to: https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/business-incentives/sound-recording-program To learn more about many of these programs please visit: St Bernard Economic Development Foundation https://www.stbernardforward.org/contact Louisiana Economic Development https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/ For more information Contact: – St Bernard Economic Development Foundation Andrew Jacques, SBEDF Executive Director 100 Port Blvd., Suite 10 Chalmette, Louisiana 70043 (504) 277-4009 www.stbernardforward.org Interactive Investment Map Interactive Investment Map- See the opportunities! OPEN MAP IN NEW WINDOW St. Bernard Buildings & Sites Map OPEN MAP IN NEW WINDOW Targeted Industries Why Film in St. Bernard St. Bernard Parish has a thriving film industry, with major studios like Netflix, Hulu, 20th Century Fox, and Paramount already filming throughout. There are spaces like The Ranch Film Studios that provide the largest sound stages and production space in the GNO area, with current plans for future expansion. This film friendly parish offers an additional 3.5% rebate to productions and is located 5 miles from downtown New Orleans, where your business can be positioned close enough to the action, but far enough removed to avoid traffic, parking, safety and permitting issues. St Bernard Parish Government and Economic Development are dedicated to creating a viable Film Industry Eco System. We would like to expand our offering to every realm of the Film Industry from Education and Training, to Film, Management, Production, and Distribution. For More information visit: St Bernard Economic Development Foundation https://www.stbernardforward.org/contact Louisiana Economic Development https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/ The Sound of St. Bernard The New Orleans Region is known for its musical influence around the world. We believe it’s a natural progression to attract music-related businesses to the greater New Orleans region. St. Bernard Parish is home to a thriving Arts and Cultural District that is looking for tenants. St Bernard Parish Government and Economic Development are dedicated to creating a viable Music Industry Eco System. We would like to attract businesses that function in every realm of the Music Industry from Education and Training, to Recording and Production, and Performance and Distribution. For More information visit: St Bernard Economic Development Foundation https://www.stbernardforward.org/contact Louisiana Economic Development https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/ Care in St. Bernard We have recently welcomed Ochsner Medical System to St Bernard Parish. St Bernard is also home to Nunez Community College, which focuses on career-readiness opportunities for the region, specifically in the Medical Field. St Bernard Parish Government and Economic Development are dedicated to attracting businesses that function in every realm of the Medical Industry from Education and Training, to Research and Development, to Supply and Distribution. For More information visit: St Bernard Economic Development Foundation https://www.stbernardforward.org/contact Louisiana Economic Development https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/ Tech St. Bernard The New Orleans region has become a preferred location for tech and media-based companies. With huge economic development winds such as DXC Technologies and others…it could make sense for your business as well! St Bernard Parish Government and Economic Development are dedicated to creating a viable Tech Industry Eco System. We would like to attract businesses that function in every realm of the Tech Industry from Education and Training, to Research and Development, to Design and Distribution. St. Bernard’s Past- Could be it’s Future: An opportunity for the Tech Industry ARVE Error: Mode: lazyload not available (ARVE Pro not active?), switching to normal mode For more information on any of these programs & incentives, contact: St Bernard Economic Development Phone: 504-277-4009 St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation https://www.stbernardforward.org/contact Louisiana Economic Development https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/ Contact our Builders' Realtors Map of Available Homes The SOSB Difference Learn About Our Builders Stroll through our neighborhoods and you'll see the difference! Footer Join Our Email List Connect With Us Department of Community Development 8201 West Judge Perez Dr. Chalmette, Louisiana 70043 © 2021 Sold on St. Bernard · All Rights Reserved · Website by Scott Ott Creative