The Caddo Parish Economic Development Committee voted to recommend that the full commission approve a $25,000 contribution to the Shreveport‑Bossier Film Commission, with the funding to be introduced as an ordinance amending the 2026 budget.

The recommendation followed a presentation by Stacy of Visit Shreveport‑Bossier and Wade Marshall of the film commission describing the office’s first year of activity, workforce development work and outreach to producers. Stacy said the office is adding RealScout to its producer pipeline, pursuing AFCI accreditation and building a production vendor and crew database to speed permitting and on‑call responses for short‑notice shoots.

Stacy told commissioners the office has tracked this year’s film‑related direct business impact at $2,359,768 and just under 2,000 room nights, and that the overall film office budget is about $200,000. “For the productions for this year, the business impact is $2,359,768,” Stacy said. The office requested $25,000 to cover start‑up items such as website work, RealScout onboarding, AFCI accreditation fees and modest trade missions.

Several commissioners said they preferred projects to follow the regular application cycle but expressed support for economic development work when justified. Commissioners asked for an economic‑impact projection for the specific $25,000 request; staff and Visit Shreveport‑Bossier said they could provide additional projections and documentation. County staff noted that finance staff (Haley and Miss Bryant) would review any study included with a funding recommendation.

Commissioner John Atkins moved to recommend approval of the $25,000 request and to introduce an ordinance in January 2026 to amend the 2026 budget; a second was recorded and the clerk’s roll call showed the motion carried. The clerk recorded the roll call as: Commissioner Greg Young — Yes; Commissioner John Atkins — Yes; Commissioner Ed Lazarus — Absent; Commissioner Victor Thomas — Yes; Commissioner John Paul Young — Yes; Commissioner Roy Burrell — Yes; Commissioner Cawthorn — Absent; Commissioner Gage Watts — Yes. The clerk declared the recommendation carried (6 in support, 2 absent).

Stacy also committed to regular reporting on film office activity; the presenter and staff agreed to provide quarterly updates to the committee so members can monitor room‑night and direct‑spend metrics going forward.

Next steps: the committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the full body for consideration as an ordinance amending the 2026 budget; staff will coordinate economic‑impact documentation for finance review.