The Louisiana Travel Association will be honoring and showcasing individuals and organizations which have made outstanding contributions to the Louisiana tourism industry. Recipients are recognized each year during the LTA Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon.
Congratulations to the 2019 Louey Award winners!
- Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (up to $499,999): Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission
- Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (budget from $500,000 - $999,999): Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau
- Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (budget from $1 million and above): Louisiana Northshore
- Tourism Campaign/Promotion of the Year: Cajun Bayou Food Trail campaign from Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou Tourism
- Festival/Event of the Year: Loyal Blue Weekends from Ruston Lincoln CVB
- Attraction of Year: Kent Plantation House, Alexandria
- Accommodation of the Year/Full-Service Lodging: Baton Rouge Marriott
- Accommodation of the Year/Limited-Service Lodging: Courtyard Lake Charles
- Accommodation of the Year/Bed & Breakfast: Blue Heron Bed and Breakfast, Mandeville
- Restaurateur of the Year: Jacques Rodrigue, Blue Dog Café
- Campground RV/Park of the Year: Cajun Palms RV Resort, Henderson
- Governmental Friend of Tourism: Representative Cameron Henry
- Governmental Friend of Tourism: Senator Sharon Hewitt
- Victor Profis Travel Media: Wynne Waltman, Graham Group
- Rising Star of the Year: Morgan Moss, The Myrtles Plantation
- Will Mangham Tourism Lifetime Achievement: Governor Kathleen Blanco
ABOUT:
- Outstanding CVBs/TCs of the Year (three categories)
- Tourism Campaign/Promotion of the Year
- Victor Profis (Southern Living) Memorial Travel Media Award
- Festival/Event of the Year
- Travel Attraction of the Year
- Accommodations of the Year (three categories)
- Restaurateur of the Year
- Campground/RV Park of the Year
- Major Event of the Year
- Rising Star of the Year
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