2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 135
BY SENATOR CLOUD
A RESOLUTION
To designate Wednesday, May 31, 2023, as Tourism Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, travel plays an essential role in fueling the economy, enriching the
culture, and building communities; and
WHEREAS, travel is a vital component in creating over two hundred fifteen
thousand quality jobs in the leisure and hospitality industry in the state and has helped propel
the industry to regain its position as the fourth highest employer in the state; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana attracted over forty-two million domestic and international
visitors to the state in 2022, a nearly four percent increase over 2021; and
WHEREAS, domestic and international travelers spent an estimated seventeen billion
dollars while visiting Louisiana in 2022, surpassing 2021 spending by over two percent; and
WHEREAS, in Louisiana, no state general funds are appropriated for tourism, as
tourism is funded exclusively through 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 under the direction of Lieutenant Governor Billy
Nungesser to promote tourism of Louisiana, and as a result such funds have exerted an
enormous economic impact; and
WHEREAS, members of the travel community that represent all corners of Louisiana
are celebrating the designation of May 31, 2023, as Tourism Day at the state capitol, along
with representatives of the Asian American Hotel Lodging Association and thirty-two
members of the Louisiana Tourism Leadership Academy.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby designate Wednesday, May 31, 2023, as Tourism Day at the state capitol and
does hereby express appreciation and support for of the Louisiana travel industry in its
mission to bring visitors to Louisiana and provide financial benefits to the state.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
assistant secretary of tourism in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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