The state’s variety of locations, from atmosphericbayous to city centers, along with a robust incentiveprogram, have led to the fi lming of more than400 movies in Baton Rouge.ture, including the widening of the I-10 and putting almost
$1.5 billion in investments to work in ongoing or planned
projects in the region. Median income has hit an all-time
high there, and 1.3% job growth is expected in 2019.
Headquartered in Baton Rouge with eight statewide
regional offices, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
serves one in four residents. “As a Louisiana company
doing business only in this state, we’ve been committed
to improving our residents’ health and lives for 85 years,”
says Brian Keller, senior VP and chief marketing officer.
Louisiana State University (LSU) is an eight-campus,
research-extensive institution with the state’s flagship
located in Baton Rouge, and graduating 10,000 students
statewide every year in a broad range of fields. “We
generate $5.1 billion of economic impact annually,” saysF. King Alexander, LSU
President. “More than
that, we see the univer-
sity as a way to solve the
state’s biggest challenges.”
In recent years, Baton Rouge has become a hub for
the video-game industry, drawing on university research
and digital media talent—LSU offers a digital media arts
and engineering degree—and building on its role in Loui-
siana’s flourishing entertainment industry. The largest
film facility in the state—Celtic Media Centre—is located
in the city, which has served as the location for shoots in-
cluding Dallas Buyers Club and Pitch Perfect 2. The state’s
variety of locations, from atmospheric bayous to city
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