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:

Louisiana Office of Tourism Research Section

Contacting the Louisiana Office of Tourism

Physical Address:
Capitol Annex Building
1051 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Mailing Address:
PO Box 94291
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9291

Phone: (225) 342-8100
Fax: (225) 342-1051

Administration	Kyle Edmiston Assistant Secretary of Tourism P (225) 342-8125 kedmiston@crt.la.gov Marlene Curcio Executive Assistant to Assistant Secretary of Tourism P (225) 342-8125 mcurcio@crt.la.gov Jack Warner Deputy Assistant Secretary P (225) 342-8123 jwarner@crt.la.gov Leanne Weill Deputy Assistant Secretary P (225) 342-8144 lweill@crt.la.gov Nancy Watkins Budget Manager P (225) 342-5693 nwatkins@crt.la.gov Delinda Joseph Office Coordinator P (225) 342-8124 djoseph@crt.la.gov Charlotte Galloway Contracts/Grants Reviewer Supervisor P (225) 342-7385 cgalloway@crt.la.gov Judy Halloran Contracts Grants P (225) 342-8121 jhalloran@crt.la.gov Velma Gray Contracts/Grants Reviewer P (225) 342-8137 vgray@crt.la.gov
Welcome Centers	Nancy Broussard Welcome Center Director P (225) 342-8122 nbroussard@crt.la.gov Sparkle Hurst Administrative Assistant P (225) 342-1268 shurst@crt.la.gov
Research	Jay Tusa Research And Communications P (225) 342-8142 jtusa@crt.la.gov Jeff Richard Research Coordinator P (225) 342-7454 jrichard@crt.la.gov Lynne Coxwell Research & Planning P (225) 342-2876 lcoxwell@crt.la.gov Doug Bourgeois Louisiana Byways Director P (225) 342-8146 dbourgeois@crt.la.gov
Administrative Program Specialists	Misty Velasquez Programs and Services P (225) 219-9858 mvelasquez@crt.la.gov Mike Prejean Sales, International, Contracts and Missions P (225) 342-4354 mprejean@crt.la.gov Lindsey Schmidt Ad and Agency Program Specialist P (225) 342-7987 llightfoot@crt.la.gov Mary P. Williams DMO Program Specialist P (225) 342-8207 mpwilliams@crt.la.gov
Distribution	Jeromy August P (225) 342-8139 jaugust@crt.la.gov Marchand Williams P (225) 342-8139 mwilliams@crt.la.gov Darryl Miles P (225) 342-8139 dmiles@crt.la.gov