<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">I read that when the movie “Oblivion” was filmed in Louisiana, the state had to pay Tom Cruise’s salary to the tune of $13 million.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">That being said, are we on the hook for the salaries of the stars of the movie “The Magnificent Seven,” which was filmed here also?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Chris Stelly, director of Louisiana Economic Development’s entertainment division, said the state doesn’t directly pay actors’ salaries, “but does allow for credits to be earned” on parts of salaries that are “directly related” to state-certified productions.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“The motion picture incentive program provides a tax credit of 30 percent of total qualified Louisiana expenditures, which must be audited by a certified public accountant,” Stelly said in a statement forwarded to The Informer.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“Tangible goods must be obtained from a source within the state and only those pay</span><span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">ments for services performed in Louisiana (which are subsequently taxed by the state) will qualify.”</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">http://louisianaentertainment.gov.</span>

<span class="R~sep~AHeadBrief">Game music chosen for broad appeal</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">As an avid Cowboy football family, we are disappointed (and somewhat annoyed) to hear the constant blaring noise and commercials on the Daktronics screen throughout the game.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">McNeese has a wonderful and growing band, and the opposing team has brought their own band, but no one can enjoy hearing them over the sound of the Daktronics noise (I would hardly call it music) and commercials.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Can consideration be given to tone it back a bit so we can enjoy the bands?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The commercials and announcements played during the games “are primarily part of the athletics department corporate sponsorship agreements and contract with Learfield Sports,” said Candace Townsend, McNeese State University spokeswoman.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“The McNeese band plays</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">during pregame, timeouts, after McNeese scores, during halftime and post-game. It is important for the band to follow a carefully programmed script that follows the flow of the game,” Townsend wrote in an email.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">“The stadium music plays during very short periods when the band does not have adequate time to prepare to play. The stadium music is selected to appeal to a broad audience, and this new game atmosphere music mix of the McNeese band and stadium music has been met with a positive response from our fans.”</span>

<span class="R~sep~AHeadBrief">I3I listed as developer of new LC hospital</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Who is building the hospital on Nelson across from the school?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">City planner Mike Huber said the project applicant for the facility, Lake Charles General Hospital, was I3I Ventures LP.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.i3interests.com.</span>

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