Musicians and those affiliated with the music industry in Louisiana will gather on Tuesday, June 1, at noon to partake in Louisiana Music Advocacy Day at the state capitol. Given music’s ongoing status as the lifeblood of Louisiana culture and tourism, members of the Louisiana Recording Academy have gathered to lobby for greater financial benefits and incentives for the crucial role music and musicians play in the state’s economy.

Louisiana Music Advocacy Day offers a unique opportunity for dialogue between musicians and policy makers in the House and Senate on the state of growth-encouraging legislation within the music biz as well as the newly-minted initiative, GRAMMY Advocacy® Louisiana. Specifically, Rep. Ryan Bourriaque’s (Abbeville) recent House Bill 445 intends to expand and improve upon the legislation passed in 2017 supporting sound recording through the Quality Music Company (QMC) incentive. Bill 445 proposes an increase of sound recording investor tax credits and the possibility of higher refunds to those taxpayers.

Regarding the initiative, GRAMMY Advocacy® Louisiana is the first of its kind, representing the Recording Academy’s first advocacy and public policy initiative on the state level.

Of course, discussions on Louisiana music would be incomplete without a performance. As such, Grammy-nominated musician Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank and The Bangas will be representing the state’s wealth of musical talent with a rendition of the national anthem in the afternoon.