ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 83
BY REPRESENTATIVE HENRY
A RESOLUTION
To designate Tuesday, April 30, 2019, as Tourism Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, 2017 was a record-breaking year for tourism in this state, with more
than 47 million people visiting Louisiana and spending a total of $17.5 billion; and
WHEREAS, 2017 visitor expenditures resulted in $1.8 billion in state tax revenue;
and
WHEREAS, the revenue generated from domestic and international visitors
represents a remarkable 40-to-1 return on investment of state funding of the Louisiana office
of tourism; and
WHEREAS, tourism employment ranked fourth in the number of jobs created in
2017, and travel spending supports 236,000 jobs in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, no state general funds are appropriated for tourism, as tourism is funded
exclusively by a dedication of three one-hundredths of a cent of sales tax; and
WHEREAS, the funds generated by this dedication have been and continue to be
used by the Louisiana office of tourism to promote tourism to our state, and as a result they
create enormous economic impact.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Tuesday, April 30, 2019, as Tourism Day
at the state capitol and does hereby express appreciation and support for the fine work of the
Louisiana office of tourism in its mission to bring visitors to Louisiana and to provide
ambassadorial and financial benefits to the state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
assistant secretary of the office of tourism in the Department of Culture, Recreation, and
Tourism.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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