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• More than a dozen film projects in Louisiana could be impacted by potential industry strike Play Video

  October 8, 2021 11:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The lights could soon go dark on film sets across the state, with tens of thousands of entertainment industry workers nationwide supporting a potential work stoppage over on-set conditions. "I would say wages, benefits, turnaround, just quality of life issues," said Cory Parker, a business agent... more »

• Sound stage used for Tom Cruise production now flood recovery center

  August 31, 2016 12:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It once played host to Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Tom Cruise and many others but Wednesday, Stage 6 at Celtic Media Centre was the set of a reality series too many are living: life in a rebuilding, post-flood world. FEMA opened a Disaster Recovery Center inside... more »

• Magazine: BR #3 for movie production

  February 2, 2016 10:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The city is one of the best to shoot a movie in, film industry insiders reported in a magazine catered to the movie business. Baton Rouge ranked third in the small cities list on Movie Maker Magazine. It followed Savannah, Georgia (#1) and New Orleans (#2).... more »

• Louisiana-shot 'Jurassic World' takes bite out of records

  September 7, 2015 10:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As lawmakers debated the future of the state's film credits, a Louisiana-shot movie was soaring to enormous new heights this summer. When "Jurassic World" premiered earlier this year, it quickly raked in millions. Now, Monday, it was announced it surpassed the $1 billion mark when international... more »