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Louisiana Quality Jobs Program
- Provides an annual cash rebate of 5% to 6% of gross annual payroll
- Provides rebates on sales and use taxes during the construction period
- Building construction materials
- Machinery and equipment
- Building or renovating facilities
- Eligibility requirements
- must pay a minimum of $9.01 per hour for the 5% rebate or pay $11.59 per hour for the 6% rebate
- create annual payroll from new direct jobs of not less than $500,000 for employers with more than 50 employees ($250,000 for employers with 50 or less employees) within 3 years of the contract date
- offer basic health benefit plan to new employees within 90 days of qualifying for the project
- 5 year participation with an option to renew for 5 additional years
- Participation in this program excludes the use of the Enterprise Zone Program
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