Tourism Awareness Breakfast
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne took a moment off from the campaign trail to drop in at the Hamilton House Inn in West Monroe, the site the Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Tourism Awareness Breakfast. During the breakfast, Dardenne helped present the winners of the 2015 “Show Us Your BayouLife” Photo Contest hosted by the Monroe-West Monroe CVB and BayouLife.
Each year, tourism attracts more than 28 million visitors to Louisiana. Those visitors spend more than $11 billion dollars and help generate $850 million in tax revenues for the state each year.
During the breakfast, the CVB touted local successes, including a 72 percent occupancy rate at local hotels and increased attendance at numerous local attractions. Monroe-native Damien Lawson of NBC’s The Voice was also on-hand for the event.
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- Mayor Jamie Mayo, Shelia Snow and Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne
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- Jerry and Pat Edmondson
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- Melissa Saye and Ralph Calhoun
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- Madison Morris and Kira Jordan
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- Nell Calloway and Tanya Shlosman
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- Kyle Edmiston, Alana Cooper, Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne
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- Kanika Trigg and Melissa Thaxton
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- Libby and Jeff Landry
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- Carolyn, Damien and ArDrey Lawson
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- Mike Marrable, Hannah Marrable and Keith Roberts
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- Rebecca Chapmond and Nathan McClain
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- Noren Smith and Mayor Dave Norris
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- Renee Tull and Janet Knott
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- Ruth Canales, Alana Copper and Diana Pointdexter
