State of Louisiana BOARD OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

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1 State of Louisiana BOARD OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY NOTICE AND AGENDA LaSalle Building 617 North 3 rd St. LaBelle Room, Baton Rouge, LA June 27, :30 a.m. 1. Call To Order Steve Windham, Chair 2. Roll Call Melissa Sorrell 3. Approval of the Minutes April 25, Quality Jobs Program Frank Favaloro 3 NEW Applications $1,354,000,000 in investments 336 new permanent jobs 10,025 construction jobs 3 Renewals 2 Change in Locations 1 Change in Ownership 5. Restoration Tax Abatement Program Becky Lambert 8 NEW Applications $9,020,453 in investments 71 new permanent jobs 315 construction jobs 4 Renewals 6. Enterprise Zone Program Joyce Metoyer 18 NEW Applications $87,847,257 in investments 499 new permanent jobs 285 construction jobs 8 Contract Terminations 1 Contract Cancellation

2 7. Industrial Tax Exemption Program Hud Usie 20 New Pre-EO Applications $433,631,992 in investments 333 new permanent jobs 1700 construction jobs 5 NEW Post-EO Applications $401,251,487 in investments 141 new permanent jobs 1832 construction jobs 1 Renewal Request 8 Late Renewal Requests 7 Change in Locations 13 Contract Transfers 34 Partial Transfers 8. Other Business 4 ITE Appeals 9. Consideration of ITEP Rules 10. Comments/Remarks Secretary Don Pierson 11. Adjourn Please contact Melissa for special accommodations.

3 STATE OF LOUISIANA Commerce and Industry Board Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Quality Jobs Applications Board Meeting - Application Summary EST. 10 YEAR NEW APPL EST. S&U or EST. 10 YEAR PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION NUMBER COMPANY PARISH INVESTMENT PFER PAYROLL REBATE JOBS SALARIES JOBS SALARIES QJ NVI, LLC Terrebonne $0 $0 $4,888, $81,482,162 0 $ QJ Shintech Louisiana LLC Iberville $1,350,000,000 $20,250,000 $3,959, $65,983, $649,000, QJ Targa Resources, LLC Calcasieu $4,500,000 $67,500 $687, $11,452, $1,000,000 TOTALS 3 $1,354,500,000 $20,317,500 $9,535, $158,918, $650,000,000

4 STATE OF LOUISIANA Commerce and Industry Board Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Quality Jobs Renewals Board Meeting - Renewal Summary APPL NUMBER COMPANY PARISH QJ Benteler Steel/Tube Manufacturing Corp. Caddo QJ Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Rapides QJ SE Tylose Louisiana, LLC Iberville TOTALS 3

5 QUALITY JOBS PROGRAM Specials C & I Board Meeting June 27, 2018 Request for a Change in Location only of the following contracts: Contract Number/Name From To Parish Pod Pack International, LTD Industriplex Blvd., Suite 9, Baton Rouge, LA Manchac Park Lane, Suite B, Baton Rouge, LA East Baton Rouge Waitr, Inc. 537 Cajundome Blvd, Lafayette, LA Bertrand Dr., Lafayette, LA Lafayette Request for a Change in Ownership only of the following contracts: Contract Number Current Contract Owner/Name New Name Parish Pod Pack International, LTD. Pod Pack International, LLC East Baton Rouge

6 STATE OF LOUISIANA Commerce and Industry Board Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Restoration Tax Abatement Applications Board Meeting - Application Summary APPLICATION NUMBER COMPANY PARISH INVESTMENT (TAX RELIEF) 1ST YR OF EXEMPTION (ESTIMATED) NEW PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION JOBS SALARIES JOBS SALARIES RTA 1068, LLC Orleans $1,180,000 $27,272 0 $0 115 $330, RTA Bayou Acquisitions, LLC Orleans $425,453 $9,833 7 $286, $16, RTA Copech Properties, LLC Ouachita $850,000 $14,109 4 $170, $350, RTA Copech Properties, LLC Ouachita $680,000 $11,287 5 $150, $400, RTA GPD 839 Jackson Ave., LLC Orleans $95,000 $2,196 2 $30, $75, RTA CR Apartments, LLC East Baton Rouge $3,525,000 $61,680 1 $28, $800, RTA Fern Hill Investments, LLC St. Tammany $1,110,000 $20,779 2 $50, $200, RTA Rampart and Clio, LLC Orleans $1,155,000 $26, $658, $175,000 TOTALS 8 $9,020,453 $173, $1,372, $2,346,280

7 STATE OF LOUISIANA Commerce and Industry Board Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Restoration Tax Abatement Renewals Board Meeting - Renewal Summary APPLICATION NUMBER COMPANY PARISH INVESTMENT RTA 139 Huey P. Long Avenue, LLC Jefferson $140, RTA 139 Huey P. Long Avenue, LLC Jefferson $135, RTA Metairie Lawn, LLC Jefferson $322, RTA 139 Huey P. Long Avenue, LLC Jefferson $365,456 TOTALS 4 $962,680

8 STATE OF LOUISIANA Commerce and Industry Board Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Enterprise Zone Applications Board Meeting - Application Summary APPL ESTIMATED TAX RELIEF NEW PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION NUMBER COMPANY PARISH INVESTMENT STATE LOCAL ITC JOBS SALARIES JOBS SALARIES Baton Rouge Hotel Manager, LLC E. B. R. $18,270,000 $0 $0 $315,000 7 $777, $2,730, Baton Rouge Jet Center, LLC E. B. R. $590,000 $0 $0 $8,850 8 $1,944,000 0 $ JNR Hospitality, LLC Ascension $2,000,000 $0 $0 $30,000 5 $660, $600, Laitram Machine Shop, LLC Jefferson $2,467,801 $26,469 $1,359 $0 11 $1,575,000 0 $ Opulence Krishan Hospitality, LLC Calcasieu $9,118,140 $0 $0 $133,219 8 $1,050, $3,122, Pecan Haven Adolescent Addiction Center, LLC Ouachita $4,100,000 $140,000 $0 $0 15 $3,048,040 0 $ Red Stick Armature Works, Inc. W. Feliciana $2,146,825 $70,000 $0 $0 12 $1,560,000 0 $ Riverside Hospital, LLC Rapides $7,548,414 $0 $0 $113,226 5 $900, $2,750, Southern Designs & Gifts, LLC Concordia $349,396 $0 $0 $5, $1,650,000 0 $ Turner Industrial Maintenance E. B. R. $0 $0 $0 $0 10 $1,500,000 0 $ Turner Industries Group, LLC W. B. R. $0 $0 $0 $0 10 $1,500,000 0 $ Turner Industries Group, LLC E. B. R. $0 $0 $0 $0 100 $15,000,000 0 $ Turner Industries Group, LLC Calcasieu $0 $0 $0 $0 100 $15,000,000 0 $ Turner Industries Group, LLC W. B. R. $0 $0 $0 $0 5 $1,200,000 0 $ Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, Tangipahoa $27,400,000 $0 $0 $411, $10,988, $1,500, Wal-Mart Stores East, LP Distribution Center # 6048 St. Landry $9,300,000 $0 $0 $139, $26,775, $750, Westport Linen Services, LLC Acadia $3,528,320 $88,208 $0 $0 12 $1,680,000 0 $ Westport Linen Services, LLC E. B. R. $1,028,361 $51,418 $0 $0 17 $2,380,000 0 $0 Total 18 $87,847,257 $376,095 $1,359 $1,156, $89,187, $11,452,737 Act 423: Effective NAICS 44 and 45 (type) with more than 100 employees nationwide including affiliates must be a grocery store or pharmacy and located in an EZ Act 126: Effective (Advance filed on or after ) NAICS 44, 45, 722 are excluded Act 18: Effective (Advances filed on or after ) NAICS 5613 and 721 are excluded

9 Enterprise Zone Program C & I Board Meeting June 27, 2018 Special Request Summary Contract Termination Request In accordance with Section 717.D of the Enterprise Zone Program rules, a business may submit a request to terminate their Enterprise Zone contract if: 1. the contract has been in effect for at least 30 months; 2. the business has met all of the requirements of the program, which includes timely filing of all program forms, documents, and appropriate fees. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 51:1786(5). HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Economic Development, Office of Business Development, LR 29:2301 (November 2003), amended LR 37:2373 (August 2011). The following contracts were previously approved by the Board of Commerce & Industry, and the contract holders listed below have submitted a request to terminate their Enterprise Zone contract. The Contractee understands Board decision is final and contract cannot be reinstated or reactivated. Project No. Company Name Parish Existing Contract Period Requested Termination Date Reason for Termination Shiv Shakti Lodging, LLC Calcasieu 5/1/2015-4/30/ /31/ Southern Hospitality Group, LLC Rapides 5/1/2015-4/30/2020 4/30/ OS Restaurant Services, LLC Jefferson 6/10/2014-6/9/ /31/ GSTVBR, LLC E. B. R. 1/1/ /31/2018 6/30/ SWVP New Orleans, LLC Orleans 10/1/2014-9/30/2019 5/1/ Providence Classical Academy, Inc. Bossier 9/26/2012-9/25/2017 3/25/ Monsanto Company St. Charles 1/16/2013-1/15/2018 7/15/ Crest Operations, LLC Rapides 4/22/2014-4/21/ /31/2016 program requirements have been met, no additional jobs are anticipated program requirements have been met, no additional jobs are anticipated program requirements have been met, no additional jobs are anticipated program requirements have been met, no additional jobs are anticipated program requirements have been met, no additional jobs are anticipated program requirements have been met, no additional jobs are anticipated program requirements have been met, no additional jobs are anticipated program requirements have been met, no additional jobs are anticipated

10 ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM C & I Board Meeting June 27, 2018 Special Request Summary Contracts for Cancellation The following contracts were previously approved by the Board of Commerce & Industry and are now being presented for cancellation for the reasons stated below. Project No. Company Name Parish Reason for Cancellation Parc Lafayette, LLC Lafayette Company did not meet the EZ Program hiring requirements.

11 STATE OF LOUISIANA Commerce and Industry Board Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Industrial Tax Exemption Applications Board Meeting - Pre-EO Application Summary APPLICATION NUMBER COMPANY PARISH INVESTMENT AD VALOREM (TAX RELIEF) NEW PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION First Year of Exemption (Estimate) JOBS SALARIES JOBS SALARIES NAICS A-ITE Almatis Burnside, LLC Ascension $9,387,091 $151, $25,740,300 0 $ B-ITE Almatis Burnside, LLC Ascension $4,262,662 $68, $789,120 7 $393, ITE Cabot Corporation St Mary $2,259,490 $32, $1,326, $1,740, A-ITE Conrad Shipyard, LLC St Mary $12,152,691 $175, $1,395, $1,787, A-ITE Denka Performance Elastomer, LLC St John the Baptist $4,527,923 $79,941 1 $53,040 0 $ A-ITE Diversified Foods & Seasonings, LLC St Tammany $948,259 $21,108 0 $0 10 $169, ITE Diversified Foods & Seasonings, LLC St Tammany $2,855,250 $63,558 0 $0 20 $300, B-ITE Eagle US 2 LLC Calcasieu $53,017,190 $858,083 0 $0 223 $13,399, ITE Flopam Inc. Iberville $188,134,239 $2,934, $9,280, $10,000, A-ITE G.E.O. Heat Exchangers, LLC Iberville $96,570 $1, $570,000 0 $ A-ITE Gulf Craft, LLC St Mary $81,070 $1,172 0 $0 0 $ B-ITE Haynes International Inc Bienville $736,282 $12,447 3 $75,000 0 $ ITE St John the Baptist $58,638,072 $1,035,255 0 $0 542 $43,367, ITE St John the Baptist $1,829,352 $32,297 0 $0 16 $1,319, ITE MGB, L.L.C. St Landry $8,551,855 $76, $760, $1,509, A-ITE Newpark Drilling Fluids, LLC Lafourche $16,744,403 $312,199 9 $360, $2,010, ITE NuStar Logistics LP St James $9,518,333 $152, $5,868, $1,903, A-ITE Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC Iberville $28,958,695 $451,756 4 $272, $6,379, A-ITE UTLX Manufacturing LLC Rapides $791,756 $13,931 0 $0 5 $100, ITE Westlake Vinyls Company, LP Ascension $30,140,809 $487,829 0 $0 116 $4,200, TOTALS 20 $433,631,992 $6,963, $46,490,340 1,700 $88,578,484

12 STATE OF LOUISIANA Commerce and Industry Board Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Industrial Tax Exemption Applications Board Meeting - Post-EO Application Summary APPLICATION NUMBER COMPANY PARISH INVESTMENT AD VALOREM (TAX RELIEF) NEW PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION First Year of Exemption (Estimate) JOBS SALARIES JOBS SALARIES NAICS ITE Cortec, LLC West Baton Rouge $1,678,094 $21,622 4 $200,000 0 $ ITE Entergy Louisiana, LLC - Washington Peaker Washington $260,800,000 $4,381,440 5 $300, $29,311, ITE Equilon Enterprises LLC (dba SOPUS) St James $9,551,347 $152,583 0 $0 309 $15,000, A-ITE Equilon Enterprises LLC (dba SOPUS) St James $99,843,971 $1,595,007 0 $0 1,083 $45,475, ITE Foster Poultry Farms Union $29,378,075 $353, $2,518, $8,060, TOTALS 5 $401,251,487 $6,504, $3,018,328 1,832 $97,847,861

13 STATE OF LOUISIANA Commerce and Industry Board Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Industrial Tax Exemption Renewals Board Meeting - Renewal Summary APPLICATION NUMBER COMPANY PARISH INVESTMENT AD VALOREM (TAX RELIEF) First Year of Renewal with Depreciation (Estimate) Number of Full Time Employees (as reported by Company) First Year of Exemption Current NAICS ITE International Paper Company Lafayette $422,928 $3, TOTALS 1 $422,928 $3,

14 STATE OF LOUISIANA Commerce and Industry Board Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Industrial Tax Exemption Late Renewals Board Meeting - Late Renewal Summary The term of the renewal contract may be reduced by one year for each calendar month, or portion thereof, that the renewal application is filed late. The board may impose any other penalty for late renewal submission that it deems appropriate. Options of the Board: Approve the 5 year renewal Approve with a penalty Deny the request for renewal The following contracts have filed for renewal after the original contract expiration date: AD VALOREM (TAX RELIEF) Number of Full Time Employees (as reported by Company) APPLICATION NUMBER COMPANY PARISH INVESTMENT First Year of Renewal with Depreciation (Estimate) First Year of Exemption Current NAICS Initial Contract Expiration Date Late Renewal Request Date ITE Bercen, Inc. a division of Cranston Printworks Co. Livingston $607,108 $7, * /31/2016 4/30/ ITE Bercen, Inc. a division of Cranston Printworks Co. Livingston $393,667 $5,018 * /31/2017 4/30/ ITE Cornerstone Chemical Company Jefferson $4,566,539 $49, * /31/2017 3/20/ ITE Cornerstone Chemical Company Jefferson $4,151,865 $45,008 * /31/2017 3/20/ ITE Cornerstone Chemical Company Jefferson $4,253,913 $46,115 * /31/2017 3/20/ ITE Cornerstone Chemical Company Jefferson $4,976,162 $53,944 * /31/2017 3/20/ ITE WestRock CP, LLC Jackson $2,537,152 $53, * /31/2016 3/28/ ITE WestRock CP, LLC Jackson $1,545,551 $28, /31/2016 3/28/2018 TOTALS 8 $23,031,957 $289, *New jobs associated with multiple applications/projects

15 INDUSTRIAL TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM CHANGE IN LOCATION ONLY The following requests a CHANGE IN LOCATION ONLY on the referenced active contracts: C & I Board Meeting June 27, 2018 COMPANY NAME AND CONTRACT NUMBER(S) PREVIOUS LOCATION PARISH(ES) NEW LOCATION Phillips 66 Company Contract(s): , , , , and RBS Asset Finance, Inc. (dba Dolet Hills Lignite Co.) Contract(s): Regions Commercial Equipment Finance, LLC (dba Dolet Hills Lignite Co.) Contract(s): S Hwy 23 Belle Chasse, LA S Hwy 23 Belle Chasse, LA Hwy 522 Mansfield, LA Crow Lane Pelican, LA Hwy 522 Mansfield, LA Crow Lane Pelican, LA Calcasieu Plaquemines DeSoto DeSoto DeSoto DeSoto TRANSFER OF TAX EXEMPTION CONTRACT The following companies request a TRANSFER OF TAX EXEMPTION CONTRACT on the referenced active contracts: FORMER OWNER NEW OWNER PARISH Bank of America Leasing Lessor to Graphic Packaging International Inc. Contract(s): Contract(s): , , , , , , , , and Norris Industries, LLC Contract(s): , , and Graphic Packaging International Inc. Norris Holdings, LLC Ouachita Iberia PARTIAL TRANSFER The following companies request PARTIAL TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP on the referenced active contracts: JMS Foodservice, LLC Contract: FORMER OWNER NEW OWNER PARISH(ES) Contract: JMS Foodservice, LLC Retains: $981,621 Community Coffee Company, L.L.C. Receives: $184,541 Retains: $25,893,788 Receives: $32,744,284 Jefferson Jefferson Partial Transfer Continued on Next Page

16 INDUSTRIAL TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM C & I Board Meeting June 27, 2018 Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Retains: $3,627,517,564 Receives: $77,245,345 Retains: $15,961,359 Receives: $871,847 Retains: $2,245,951 Receives: $44,009 Retains: $24,340,797 Receives: $244,294 Retains: $4,081,595 Receives: $9,004,952 Retains: $1,644,753 Receives: $240,364 Retains: $7,158,033 Receives: $473,387 Retains: $2,012,940 Receives: $108,243 Retains: $3,984,414 Receives: $640,456 Retains: $6,922,745 Receives: $3,662,214 Retains: $2,040,879 Receives: $307,583 Retains: $3,122,873 Receives: $592,588 Partial Transfer Continued on Next Page

17 INDUSTRIAL TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM C & I Board Meeting June 27, 2018 Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Retains: $132,200,420 Receives: $1,947,471 Retains: $10,533,382 Receives: $1,735,020 Retains: $2,957,344 Receives: $587,853 Retains: $2,616,707 Receives: $350,572 Retains: $472,275 Receives: $13,023,910 Retains: $41,269,503 Receives: $835,918 Retains: $1,549,782 Receives: $34,597 Retains: $21,705,126 Receives: $3,811,683 Retains: $4,312,883 Receives: $226,937 Retains: $4,179,190 Receives: $317,752 Retains: $2,113,716 Receives: $192,900 Retains: $6,320,360 Receives: $194,988 Partial Transfer Continued on Next Page

18 INDUSTRIAL TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM C & I Board Meeting June 27, 2018 Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Contract: Retains: $167,214,164 Receives: $24,131,808 Retains: $1,455,572 Receives: $34,023 Retains: $4,573 Receives: $12,034,509 Retains: $98,764,324 Receives: $1,217,647 Retains: $10,130,332 Receives: $4,691,762 Retains: $3,380,982 Receives: $214,665 Retains: $5,269,969 Receives: $281,964 Retains: $731,897 Receives: $890,392

19 INDUSTRIAL TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM C & I Board Meeting June 27, 2018 APPEALS Appeals filed, but all documents required by the BC&I Motion from December 12, 2017 meeting have NOT been submitted to LED as of June 4, 2018: Calumet Lubricants Co., LP Application (Bossier Parish): LED received a request by Calumet Lubricants Co., LP to appeal the decision to deny their request for tax exemption by the Board of Commerce and Industry at the June 28, 2017 meeting. As of June 4, 2018, local governing authority approval documentation has not been received by LED. Calumet Shreveport Lubricants & Waxes, LLC Applications , , and (Caddo Parish): LED received a request by Calumet Shreveport Lubricants & Waxes, LLC to appeal the decision to deny their request for tax exemption by the Board of Commerce and Industry at the June 28, 2017 meeting. As of June 4, 2018, local governing authority approval documentation has not been received by LED.