BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana emerged as a major winner at the 2025 JRNY America Awards in London last week, recognized with three of the 11 awards, earning more honors than any other U.S. destination. Louisiana was awarded the prestigious State of the Year, while the city of New Orleans received two additional accolades – Best Food City and Best New Tourism Initiative for the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service out of New Orleans.