Impact - Louisiana Office of Tourism Tops Returns on Investment $13.90 is the return on investment for every dollar spent by the Office of Tourism. Over 175,000 people were directly employed by the Louisiana travel and tourism industry in 2004. In terms of production, $5.9 billion (3.8%) of Louisiana's Gross State Product was directly attributable to expenditures by visitors to Louisiana Source: Learn More >>

The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens

Report Contents Overview 488KB PDF 2003 Tourism Satellite Account 913KB PDF 2004 Tourism Satellite Account 138KB PDF Louisiana State Museum 3.03MB PDF Office of Cultural Development 1.23MB PDF Louisiana State Library 1.44MB PDF Louisiana Retirement Development Commission 714KB PDF Audubon Golf Trail 181KB PDF Louisiana Scenic Byways 481KB PDF Mississippi River Road 133KB PDF Red River Development Commission 164KB PDF Atchafalaya Trace 180KB PDF Louisiana Serve Commission 748KB PDF Louisiana State Parks 334KB PDF    Bayou Segnette 200KB PDF    Chemin-A-Haut 196KB PDF    Chicot 202KB PDF    Cypremort Point 202KB PDF    Fairview-Riverside 201KB PDF    Fountainebleau 201KB PDF    Grand Isle 204KB PDF    Jimmie Davis 209KB PDF    Lake Bistineau 201KB PDF    Lake Bruin 201KB PDF    Lake Claiborne 201KB PDF    Lake D'Arbonne 202KB PDF    Lake Fausse Pointe 202KB PDF    North Toledo Bend 202KB PDF    Poverty Point 201KB PDF    Sam Houston 202KB PDF    South Toledo Bend 201KB PDF    St. Bernard 201KB PDF    Tickfaw 201KB PDF

This report is in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) received from the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, dated May 17, 2004. The overall objective of this study is to provide detailed analyses of the impact of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism's (CRT) major divisions on Louisiana's economy and quality of life for it's citizens. The study provides: detailed economic impact statements, return on investment and return on objectives for each majordivision of the Department. To that end, assesment and analysis of curently existing data was conducted, as well as development of methods to collect data that was deemed lacking in each of the divisions, including mail, telephone and internet surveys. In addition, a Travel and Tourism Satellite Account for Louisiana was developed. The end result is a quantitative and/or qualitative assesment of the impact of each of the Department's divisions and a determination of the overall economic impact of tourism to Louisiana. The University of New Orleans acted as the lead research institution for a team of researchers it assembled (The Louisiana Research Team) who worked in a collaborative effort to complete this project. The Louisiana Research Team members are as follows: University of New Orleans, Hospitality Research Center Janet Speyrer, Ph.D. John A. Williams, Ph.D. Harsha Chacko, Ph.D. Bridget Bordelon, Ph.D. Mariane Hawkins Marcell Marilyn Hankel Melody Alijani Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Dek Terrell, Ph.D. Robert Newman, Ph.D. Ryan Bilbo Steve Procopio, Ph.D. Srinivas Thouta Louisiana State University Shreveport Susan Beal McNeese State University Darryl Burckel, Ph.D. The final document as edited by Karen Brakel of the University of New Orleans.