An Opportunity Zone is an economically distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment.

Localities qualify as Opportunity Zones if they have been nominated for that designation by the state and that nomination has been derified by the Secretary of the U. S. Treasurey via his delegation of authority to the Internal Revenue Service.

Join the SWLA Economic Development Alliance to hear from featured panelists:

Jason DeCuir, Principal - Advocacy with Ryan, LLC (Moderator)

Myriam Simmons, Director - Credits & Incentives with Ryan, LLC

Mandi Mitchell, Assistant Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development

Dionne Savage, Attorney & Managing Partner of Savage & Associates

Whitney LaNasa, Director, Tax Credit Services-Stonehenge Capital