HLS 19RS-1638 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 83
BY REPRESENTATIVE HENRY
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 30, 2019, as Tourism Day at the state
capitol
1 A RESOLUTION
2To designate Tuesday, April 30, 2019, as Tourism Day at the state capitol.
3 WHEREAS, 2017 was a record-breaking year for tourism in this state, with more
4than 47 million people visiting Louisiana and spending a total of $17.5 billion; and
5 WHEREAS, 2017 visitor expenditures resulted in $1.8 billion in state tax revenue;
6and
7 WHEREAS, the revenue generated from domestic and international visitors
8represents a remarkable 40-to-1 return on investment of state funding of the Louisiana office
9of tourism; and
10 WHEREAS, tourism employment ranked fourth in the number of jobs created in
112017, and travel spending supports 236,000 jobs in Louisiana; and
12 WHEREAS, no state general funds are appropriated for tourism, as tourism is funded
13exclusively by a dedication of three one-hundredths of a cent of sales tax; and
14 WHEREAS, the funds generated by this dedication have been and continue to be
15used by the Louisiana office of tourism to promote tourism to our state, and as a result they
16create enormous economic impact.
17 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
18Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Tuesday, April 30, 2019, as Tourism Day
19at the state capitol and does hereby express appreciation and support for the fine work of the
20Louisiana office of tourism in its mission to bring visitors to Louisiana and to provide
21ambassadorial and financial benefits to the state.
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HR NO. 83
1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
2assistant secretary of the office of tourism in the Department of Culture, Recreation, and
3Tourism.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 83 Original 2019 Regular Session Henry
Designates April 30, 2019, as Tourism Day at the state capitol.
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