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Louisiana Needs Everyone
02 Sep 05
Louisiana, USA - Many around the nation and globe have reached out and want to know how they can help. Obviously, our first priority is to the safety and health of our fellow Louisianians, and to that end we encourage donations of money and supplies to the American Red Cross who is taking the lead in providing relief.
Once the safety of our citizens is ensured, all of our efforts will be focused on rebuilding our great state. We will need everyone’s help to keep the economic engine running by keeping businesses, conventions, groups, etc. in Louisiana.
Each part of the state, not physically affected by Hurricane Katrina, is going to stand strong and be partners with south Louisiana when the time comes to focus on rebuilding, and our areas need to continue to be economically strong to do so. That means that we need businesses, conventions, and groups to embrace the resiliency and spirit of our great state. There are organizations around the state to help marshal the full resources necessary for this effort.
The effects of a catastrophe of this magnitude are already resonating around the state. New Orleans contributes a significant portion to the state’s economy and tourism industry. Tourism produces $9 billion in economic activity every year in Louisiana, making it the second biggest sector of our state's economy. (Health care is the largest sector.) 2004 traveler expenditures in Orleans Parish, in which New Orleans is located, reached nearly $4.4 billion, accounting for 45.9 percent of the state total.
Now more than ever Louisiana needs to be, and is, open for business.
More than 204,000 convention and meeting delegates were scheduled to meet in New Orleans over the next two months. That’s an economic impact of roughly $44 million that the state desperately needs in this time of crisis.
Below are visitor offices that can provide you with information and details.
Alexandria/Pineville Area CVB
707 Main Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-442-9546
800-551-9546
www.louisianafromhere.org
Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
730 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-342-8100
800-LA Rouge
www.bracvb.com
Lafayette Convention & Visitors Bureau
1400 NW Evangeline Throughway.
Lafayette, LA 70501
337-232-3737
800-346-1958
www.lafayettetravel.com
Monroe/West Monroe Convention and Visitors Bureau
1333 State Farm Drive
Monroe, LA 71202
318-387-5691
800-843-1872
www.monroe-westmonroe.org
Natchitoches Convention & Visitor Bureau
781 Front Street
Natchitoches, LA 71457
800-259-1714
www.natchitoches.net
Ruston-Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau
400 North Trenton Street
Ruston, LA 71270
318-255-2031
www.rustonlincoln.com
Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau
629 Spring Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
318-222-9391
www.shreveport-bossier.org
Southwest Louisiana/Lake Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau
1205 North Lakeshore Drive Lake Charles, LA 70601 800-456-SWLA
www.visitlakecharles.org
West Baton Rouge Tourist Information & Conference Center
2750 North Westport Drive
Port Allen, LA 70767
225-344-2920
800-654-9701
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