Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 13 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Part I - Financial Incentive Programs
Chapter 15 - Louisiana University Research and Development Parks Program
Section I-1507 - Filing of Applications

A. An advance notification of intent to file an application for the Louisiana University Research and Development Parks tax incentives shall be filed prior to the beginning of construction, acquisition of equipment, or occupation of existing facilities. An advance notification fee of $100 shall be submitted with the prescribed advance notification form. Any purchases made prior to the filing of the advance notification may not be eligible for exemption and/or credit. Applications must be filed with the Office of Commerce and Industry, P.O. Box 94185, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9185 on the prescribed form, along with any required additional information, within six months after the beginning of construction or three months before completion of construction or the beginning of operations, whichever occurs later.

B. An application must be submitted to the Office of Commerce and Industry at least 60 days prior to the Board of Commerce and Industry meeting where it will be heard. An application fee shall be submitted with the application based on 0.2 percent of the estimated total amount of taxes to be rebated, exempted, or credited. In no case shall an application fee be smaller than $200 and in no case shall a fee exceed $5,000 per project. A fee of $50 shall be charged for the renewal of a contract. An estimated five-year income and franchise tax liability must be provided to the Board of Commerce and Industry. This information will be requested on the application form and is to be used to estimate the economic impact of the project to the state.

C. A copy of any application requesting rebate of and/or exemption from taxes of any political subdivision shall be transmitted by the applicant to the governing authority of each political subdivision levying any such taxes. Rebates made by local governing subdivisions may include all of those sales taxes that are not dedicated to the repayment of bonded indebtedness.

D. Within six months after construction has been completed, the applicant from the establishment shall file, on the prescribed form, an affidavit of final cost showing complete cost of the project, together with a fee of $100 for the plant inspection which will be conducted by the Office of Commerce and Industry. Upon request by the Office of Commerce and Industry, a map showing the location of all facilities claiming exemptions in the project will be submitted in order that the property for which rebates are claimed may be clearly identified.

E. The Office of Commerce and Industry reserves the right to return the advance notification, application, or affidavit of final cost to the applicant if the estimated exemptions or the fee submitted is incorrect. The document may be resubmitted with the correct fee and/or information. Documents will not be considered officially received and accepted until the appropriate fee is submitted. Processing fees for advance notifications, applications, renewals, or affidavits of final cost which have been accepted, will not be refundable.

F. The applicant proposing a project with a construction period greater than two years must file a separate application for each construction phase. An application fee shall be submitted with each application filed, based on the fee schedule in §1507. B above.

G. The Office of Commerce and Industry is authorized to grant a six-month extension for filing of the application. An authorized representative of the Board of Commerce and Industry must approve a further extension. All requests for extension must be in writing and must state why the extension is requested.

H. In addition to the information contained in the application, the applicant shall make available any additional relevant information pertinent to the application that the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development or the Board of Commerce and Industry may request.

I. Please make checks payable to: Louisiana Office of Commerce and Industry.