Regional Planning Commission
          of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany Parishes
Brownfield Redevelopment Program
Brownfield Tax Credits
State Tax Credits for Brownfield Assessments and Cleanups

Sites enrolled in the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (LDEQ’s) Voluntary Remediation
Program (VRP) may be eligible for a state tax credit for expenses related to the assessment and cleanup of
those sites, equal to 25% of total assessment costs and 50% of total cleanup costs. The applicant and the site
must both be eligible and receive approval from LDEQ and the Governor’s office. For more information,
please contact Roger Gingles, LDEQ Brownfield Team, at (225) 219-3236.


Federal Brownfield Tax Incentive

EPA’s website provides extensive information on the Federal Brownfield Tax Incentive, including a Fact
Sheet and Guidelines for applying for the incentive:
www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/bftaxinc.htm
Former Concrete Plant, Jefferson Parish, LA
Regional Planning
Commission
1340 Poydras,
Suite 2100
New Orleans, LA
70112
(504) 568-6611