Louisiana was recognized as the top tourism state at the 2025 JRNY America Awards, while its signature city New Orleans earned two awards for American travel. "It's huge," Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Louisiana is entering a new era of tourism that will reach every bayou and small town in the state. With global events like the FIFA World Cup and the 2026 Olympics on the ...

This is sponsored content brought to you as part of National Travel and Tourism Week. In honor of National Travel and Tourism Week, three Louisiana tourism leaders joined together for a conversation ...

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism today announced the float riders and performers who ...

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Office of Tourism announced the 10 float riders for the 2026 Rose Parade.

The Louisiana Travel Association announced Devan Corbello as the recipient of the Rising Star of the Year at its annual meeting in February in Monroe. This year, the LTA celebrated excellence in the ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Hundreds of professionals in the travel and tourism industry from accross the state are in Lake Charles this week for the annual Louisiana Travel Association’s Conference at ...

LOUISIANA AND HONESTLY, SOMETHING WE DO BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE. TODAY IS NATIONAL GUMBO DAY AND HERE TO TELL US MORE IS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BILLY NUNGESSER AND CHEF SAMANTHA CARROLL. GUYS, THANKS FOR ...

The Louisiana Office of Tourism should do more to measure the effectiveness of advertising contracts and to improve transparency on how tourism money is spent, according to the Louisiana Legislative ...

Louisiana’s state tourism department isn’t properly collecting admission fees for some of its parks and appears to be violating agreements governing the use of an historic apartment in the heart of ...

None of us in Louisiana, especially those of us proud of our hospitality and spirit of joie de vivre, cheered the loss of tourism in our state in the dark days after the deadly coronavirus arrived.

>> IT IS A CHALLENGE. OUR UP THE CHALLENGE. I JUST DID IT WANT TO GO ANOTHER YEAR WITHOUT IT. REPORTER: FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THEY HAVE A FULL PLATE, TRYING TO PULL OFF ONE OF THE FIRST FESTIVALS IN ...