At a press conference Thursday morning, Mayor Kip Holden announced the second season of A&E show “Breakout Kings” will be filmed throughout East Baton Rouge parish and the Felicianas.
Amy Mitchell-Smith, Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Film Commission, said that the show is an important benchmark for Baton Rouge.
“The absolute mark of building a true production hub is finally realized when a television series moves into your market,” Mitchell-Smith said. “It’s a game-changer because we’re able to build and cultivate a work force that will be here season after season.”
Holden said Baton Rouge is looking to build on the reputation the city has built with recent big-budget productions.
“Baton Rouge is rapidly gaining a reputation as the Hollywood of the South after several big budget movies, including ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ and ‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn,’ have had positive experiences filming here,” Holden said in a news release. “We are looking to build on that same type of success with out first television series.”
 
Look for more details in tomorrow’s edition of The Daily Reveille.
 
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