LA SR86

Designates Thursday, May 15, 2025, as Tourism Day at the Louisiana State Capitol to recognize the travel industry's contributions to the state

Louisiana's leisure and hospitality industry employs 220,500 people, making it the fourth-largest employment sector in the state

Domestic and international visitors totaled 43 million in 2023, spending an estimated $18.1 billion (a 5.4% increase over 2022)

Tourism receives no state general funds and is funded exclusively by a dedicated 0.03 cent sales tax, administered by the Louisiana Office of Tourism under Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser

Directs transmission of the resolution to the assistant secretary of tourism in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism