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Welcome to St. Martin Parish. With the distinctive designations of "Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin," "Home of Longfellow's Evangeline" and "The Crawfish Capital of the World," St, Martin Parish is a place like none other. See for yourself where Cajun began, and experience the difference! …

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The River Parishes Tourist Commission is the official destination marketing organization for Louisiana’s River Parishes and is the driving force behind tourism to the area. A political subdivision of the State of Louisiana organization representing St. Charles, St. James and St. John the Baptist Parishes, the commission offers assistance to visitors, advocacy to its stakeholders, and helps stimulate the region’s economic growth by promoting Louisiana’s River Parishes as a premier travel destination. Feel free to contact us  for more information about travel to Louisiana or if you need any assistance. We’re looking forward to seeing you!

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The public is hereby notified the River Parishes Tourist Commission Budget Committee Special Meeting   will be held at 4:00 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in the Port of South Louisiana Board Room at 1720 LA Highway 44, Reserve, LA  70084.

The public is hereby notified the River Parishes Tourist Commission Budget Committee Regular Board meeting will be held at 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in the Port of South Louisiana Board Room at 1720 LA Highway 44, Reserve, LA  70084.

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2021 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes §4574. Tourist commissions; creation; purpose; directors; powers

RS 4574 - Tourist commissions; creation; purpose; directors; powers

A. The governing authority of any parish in the state is authorized and empowered upon its own initiative to form and create a tourist commission or by agreement with the governing authority of any other parish to combine two or more parishes or parts thereof into a single tourist commission with such name or names as the governing authority or authorities may designate.

B. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 30 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the following commissions and bureaus, hereafter collectively referred to in this Chapter as "tourist commissions" or "commissions", are hereby specifically created as special districts or commissions. Each such commission shall be a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, composed of the following territory:

(1) Acadia Parish Convention and Visitors Commission composed of all the territory in Acadia Parish.

(2) Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau composed of all the territory in Rapides Parish.

(3) Allen Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Allen Parish.

(4) Ascension Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Ascension Parish.

(5) Avoyelles Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Avoyelles Parish.

(6) Visit Baton Rouge composed of all the territory in East Baton Rouge Parish.

(7) Beauregard Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Beauregard Parish.

(8) Cameron Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Cameron Parish.

(9) DeSoto Parish Tourist Bureau composed of all the territory in DeSoto Parish.

(10) East Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in East Feliciana Parish.

(11) Grant Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Grant Parish.

(12) Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau composed of all the territory in Terrebonne Parish.

(13) Iberia Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Iberia Parish.

(14) Iberville Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Iberville Parish.

(15) Jefferson Davis Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Jefferson Davis Parish.

*(16) Lafayette Parish Convention and Visitors Commission composed of all the territory in Lafayette Parish.

(17) Lafourche Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Lafourche Parish.

(18) Ruston-Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau composed of all the territory in Lincoln Parish.

(19) Livingston Parish Convention and Visitors' Bureau composed of all the territory in Livingston Parish.

(20) Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitor's Bureau of Ouachita Parish composed of all the territory in Ouachita Parish.

(21) Natchitoches Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Natchitoches Parish.

(22) Pointe Coupee Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Pointe Coupee Parish.

(23) Sabine Parish Tourist and Recreation Commission composed of all the territory in Sabine Parish.

(24) Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau composed of all the territory in Bossier and Caddo Parishes.

(25) Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau composed of all the territory in Calcasieu Parish.

(26) St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in St. Landry Parish.

(27) St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in St. Martin Parish.

(28) St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in St. Mary Parish.

(29) St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission composed of all the territory in St. Tammany Parish.

(30) Tangipahoa Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Tangipahoa Parish.

(31) Union Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Union Parish.

(32) Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Vermilion Parish.

(33) Vernon Parish Tourist and Recreation Commission composed of all the territory in Vernon Parish.

(34) Washington Parish Tourism Commission composed of all the territory in Washington Parish.

(35) Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Commission composed of all the territory in Webster Parish.

(36) West Baton Rouge Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in West Baton Rouge Parish.

(37) West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in West Feliciana Parish.

(38) Jefferson Parish Multipurpose Recreation and Tourism Commission composed of all the territory in Jefferson Parish.

(39) Franklin Parish Tourism Commission composed of all the territory in Franklin Parish.

(40) Plaquemines Parish; composed of all the territory in Plaquemines Parish.

(41) Morehouse Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Morehouse Parish.

(42) East Carroll Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in East Carroll Parish.

(43) Red River Tourism Commission composed of all the territory in Red River Parish.

(44) Caldwell Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in Caldwell Parish.

C. The commissions provided for in this Section shall have the rights, powers, and duties, and structure as is generally provided for commissions in this Section, except that a commission also shall have the rights, powers, and duties particularly provided in this Chapter and in any local, special, or general law for a particular commission.

D.(1) Any parish governing authority which creates a tourist commission pursuant to Subsection A of this Section may, in naming the commission, designate it a tourist commission, a convention and visitors bureau, or any similar name which denotes the obligations and responsibilities of such a commission.

(2) Notwithstanding any name given to an existing tourist commission by this Section or any other provision of law, an existing tourist commission may, at its own discretion but subject to the approval of the governing authority or governing authorities of the parish or parishes in which it operates, change such designation in its name so as to be known as a tourist commission, a convention and visitors bureau, or any similar name which denotes the obligations and responsibilities of such a commission.

(3) Upon approval by the parish governing authority or authorities of the name change, the commission shall submit notice of the name change to the Department of State, the Department of Revenue, and the Louisiana State Law Institute. If there is a special fund established in the state treasury from which monies are appropriated to the commission, the commission shall also submit notice of the name change to the Department of the Treasury.

(4) Any commission which changes its name pursuant to this Paragraph shall continue in existence and shall continue to be composed and continue to exercise powers and duties as provided by law. Such name change shall not affect any unfinished business of the commission, nor shall it affect the status of any law, document, or legal proceeding which refers to the commission.

E. Any tourist commission created hereby shall have as its purpose the promotion of tourism within the jurisdiction of the commission.

F.(1)(a) Unless provided otherwise in any local, special, or general law for a particular commission, the commission shall be governed by a board of seven directors, hereafter also referred to as the governing authority of the commission in this Chapter, to be appointed by the governing authority or authorities of the parish or parishes creating the commission or, in the case of the commissions provided for in Subsection B of this Section, the parish or parishes which are within the territory of the commission. However, the St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission, the Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of nine directors; Visit Baton Rouge shall be governed by a board of ten directors; and the Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitor's Bureau of Ouachita Parish shall be governed by a board of eleven directors appointed by the Ouachita Parish Police Jury.

(b)(i) Unless provided otherwise in any local, special, or general law for a particular commission, appointments shall be made from lists of nominees submitted to the governing authority or authorities by private, nonprofit groups that have an interest in one or more aspects of the tourism industry; however, appointments to the Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitor's Bureau of Ouachita Parish shall be made from lists of nominees submitted to the Ouachita Parish Police Jury by private, nonprofit groups which represent the hotel, restaurant, or tourist attractions industry.

(ii) The directors shall be appointed for terms of three years.

(iii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, in the parishes of Evangeline and Natchitoches, the governing authorities of the respective parishes may appoint as one member of the commission the president of any city or parish chamber of commerce within the jurisdictional boundaries of the governing authority, provided that the commission shall serve only one parish. Any member so appointed shall serve on the commission for the duration of his term as president of the chamber of commerce.

(iv) The terms of commissioners of Visit Baton Rouge shall be as provided by Item (ii) of this Subparagraph except as provided by this Item. For the commissioners serving on July 14, 1997, the current terms of four such commissioners shall be extended by one year and the current terms of three such commissioners shall be extended by two years as determined by lot at the first meeting of the bureau after July 14, 1997.

(v) The term of each member of the board of commissioners of Visit Baton Rouge shall expire on December thirty-first of the respective year.

(c) The commission provided for in Paragraph (B)(38) shall be governed by a board of directors which shall be composed of the members of the governing authority of the parish in which the commission is located and such additional directors as are appointed by such governing authority; provided that at least two additional directors shall be appointed. In addition to the rights, powers, duties, and structure as is generally provided for commissions in this Section, the commission shall have the same authority as is provided for the governing authority in R.S. 47:338.201 and 338.202.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Subsection, six of the seven directors of the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission shall serve three-year terms and one member shall serve a one-year term. In addition, three members of the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission shall be domiciled in Ward Eight or Ward Nine of St. Tammany Parish, one of whom shall be a member of the Louisiana Hotel-Motel Association. The person appointed to serve as a member of the commission for a one-year term shall be domiciled in Ward Eight or Ward Nine of St. Tammany Parish during every other term of office and shall be domiciled in the remainder of the parish during the alternate years.

(3)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Subsection, the Iberia Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of seven directors who shall serve initial terms as follows:

(i) Two directors for one year.

(ii) Two directors for two years.

(iii) Three directors for three years.

(b) The length of the term of each individual appointed shall be determined by lot at the first meeting of the board in 1994.

(c) The terms of directors of the board appointed upon the expiration of the initial terms shall be three years. The directors of the board shall serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Subsection, the West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of seven directors appointed by the West Feliciana Parish governing authority. The directors shall serve three-year terms of office following terms as provided in this Paragraph. Of the seven directors appointed to terms which begin in January of 1992, three shall be appointed for three-year terms, two shall be appointed for two-year terms, and two shall be appointed for one-year terms.

(5)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Red River Tourism Commission shall be governed by a board of eleven directors appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Red River.

(b) Board directors appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall serve three-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Subparagraph. Three members shall serve an initial term of one year; four shall serve initial terms of two years; and four shall serve an initial term of three years, all as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board.

(c) Members shall be eligible for reappointment.

(6)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Jefferson Davis Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of directors including the chairman of the Coushatta Tribe, or his appointee, ex officio, and seven directors appointed by the parish governing authority as follows:

(i) Two members at large.

(ii) One member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the hotel/motel association.

(iii) One member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the city of Jennings.

(iv) One member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the town of Welsh.

(v) One member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the town of Lake Arthur.

(vi) One member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted by the town of Elton.

(b) All members of the board shall reside in the parish of Jefferson Davis.

(7) In addition to the directors appointed under the provisions of this Subsection, the Caldwell Parish Tourist Commission governing authority shall also include three nonvoting members. The three members shall be as follows:

(a) The president of the Caldwell Parish Police Jury, or his designee.

(b) The district attorney of Caldwell Parish, or his designee.

(c) A designee of the Caldwell Parish Chamber of Commerce.

(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the Lafourche Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of nine directors appointed by the governing authority of Lafourche Parish.

(9)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the Acadia Parish Convention and Visitors Commission shall be governed by a board of twelve directors appointed by the governing authority of Acadia Parish.

(b) In addition to the directors appointed pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the board of directors may appoint one additional director to the board. Such an appointment shall require a majority vote of the full membership of the board and need not be made from lists of nominees as provided for by Item (1)(b)(i) of this Subsection. The board may decide, by majority vote of its full membership, that it will no longer utilize the additional member authorized by this Subparagraph, but such a decision will become effective only when there is a vacancy in the position due to expiration of a term or for some other reason.

(10) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the West Baton Rouge Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of directors composed of nine members. The two additional members provided for by this Paragraph shall be appointed as follows:

(a) One member shall be appointed by the board of directors of the commission.

(b) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of West Baton Rouge Parish.

(11) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the Livingston Parish Convention and Visitors' Bureau shall be governed by a board of nine directors appointed by the governing authority of Livingston Parish.

G. Unless provided otherwise in any local, special, or general laws for a particular commission, the provisions of this Subsection shall apply. The directors so appointed shall elect from among themselves a chairman who shall serve as the chairman for a term of one year. Vacancies among the directors shall be filled in the same manner that the original appointments are made. In addition to the chairman, the commission shall elect from its membership a vice chairman, secretary and treasurer. The office of secretary and treasurer may be combined if the commission so elects.

H. The commission shall have the power to sue and be sued, to accept grants or donations of every type, to make capital improvements for the purpose of obtaining federal funds, to do all things necessary for the promotion and the advertisement and publication of information relating to tourist attractions within its jurisdiction. However, the commission shall not exercise any function which results in competition with local retail businesses or enterprises. Such tourist commission shall not be construed to be a political subdivision of the state or of the parish or parishes creating it.

I. Notwithstanding Subsection H of this Section, the commissions provided for in Subsection B of this Section shall be construed to be political subdivisions of the state.

J.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 42:3, the commission may employ an executive director or a person to fill a comparable position on a contract basis, having such qualifications and under such terms and conditions, including but not limited to provisions for sick and annual leave, as may be fixed by the board of directors, for a period not to exceed five years. Said terms and conditions shall be specified in a written contract, which may contain performance objectives and incentives.

(2) The commission and the executive director may enter into subsequent contracts of employment. Not less than one hundred twenty days prior to the termination of such a contract, the chairman of the board of directors shall notify the executive director of termination of employment under such contract, or in lieu thereof the commission and the executive director may negotiate and enter into a contract for subsequent employment. The executive director may choose not to enter into subsequent contracts and may terminate his employment at the end of his contract.

(3) The executive director shall be retained during the term of a contract unless he is found incompetent or inefficient or is found to have failed to fulfill the terms and performance objectives of his contract. However, before an executive director can be removed during the contract period, he shall have the right to written charges and a fair hearing before the commission after reasonable written notice.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 19, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 774, §1; Acts 1981, No. 434, §1, eff. July 18, 1981; Acts 1986, No. 278, §1, eff. June 30, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 408, §1, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 456, §1; Acts 1991, No. 420, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 1991, No. 680, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 47, §1, eff. June 8, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 84, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1090, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1167, §1; Acts 1999, No. 225, §1, eff. June 11, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 226, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1141, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1181, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 124, §1; Acts 2001, No. 947, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2004, No. 657, §1; Acts 2005, No. 171, §1, eff. Oct., 1, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 189, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2007, No. 121, §1, eff. June 25, 2007; Acts 2009, No. 66, §1; Acts 2009, No. 112, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 256, §§1, 4, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2012, No. 313, §1; Acts 2013, No. 15, §1; Acts 2015, No. 60, §1; Acts 2017, No. 5, §1; Acts 2021, No. 146, §§1, 3; Acts 2021, No. 258, §1.

NOTE: Acts 1999, No. 1181, §2 provides that the Act is interpretive in nature and shall have retroactive and prospective effect.

NOTE: The name of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Commission was changed to the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau pursuant to R.S. 33:4574(A)(4) (now redesignated as R.S. 33:4574(D)) and so notified the La. State Law Institute on 8/20/01.

*NOTE: See Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §§3 and 4, relative to application of tax based on period of occupancy.

NOTE: See Acts 2015, No. 60, §2, regarding terms of board members of the Acadia Parish Convention and Visitors Commission.

NOTE: See Acts 2021, No. 146, §§2, 3, regarding name change of the Livingston Parish Tourist Commission to the Livingston Parish Convention and Visitors' Bureau and terms of board members.

NOTE: See Acts 2021, No. 258, §2, regarding terms of board members of the Acadia Parish Convention and Visitors Commission.

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  1. St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

    Mange St. Martin is the official campaign by St. Martin Parish Tourism to promote locals and tourists alike supporting locally-owned restaurants and food businesses. ... St. Martin Parish Tourism Commission. 601 East Bridge Street. Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 (337) 442-1597 | (888) 565-5939. Get Social. About Us Contact Media

  2. St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission

    110 N. Main Street. Breaux Bridge LA 70517. Get Directions. Where Cajun Began....Breaux Bridge, Crawfish Capital of the World; Henderson, the Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin; St. Martinville, Home of Evangeline. A unique part of Cajun Country exists in St. Martin Parish, where you can find Cajun or Zydeco music playing every day, great Cajun ...

  3. Visit St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

    Visit St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. 18,417 likes · 869 talking about this · 85 were here. Official Tourist Information for...

  4. Contact

    St. Martin Parish Tourism Commission. 601 East Bridge Street. Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 (337) 442-1597 | (888) 565-5939

  5. Top Ten Things to Do in St. Martin Parish

    9. Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival. There are numerous crawfish festivals throughout Louisiana, and this is one is not only a local favorite, but one that brings in crawfish connoisseurs from far beyond St. Martin Parish's borders. Just consider the scale of activities going on. More than 30 zydeco, Cajun and swamp pop bands play at the ...

  6. St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission

    Allons™ is the official tourism publication of Lafayette Travel. Join our newsletter to be the first to hear about everything Lafayette! Where Cajun began. Breaux Bridge, Henderson and St. Martinville. Quaint, historic downtown areas, Atchafalaya Basin. B&B's, campgrounds, houseboat rentals, cabins and hotels.

  7. St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission

    Specialties: Welcome to St. Martin Parish. With the distinctive designations of "Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin," "Home of Longfellow's Evangeline" and "The Crawfish Capital of the World," St, Martin Parish is a place like none other. See for yourself where Cajun began, and experience the difference!

  8. Atchafalaya National Heritage Area

    Atchafalaya Cultural Heritage in St. Martin Parish. As the Atchafalaya River winds its way through southern Louisiana, from its origin at the Mississippi toward its delta at the Gulf of Mexico, it winds through St. Martin Parish more than it winds through any other. The unruly river-swamp, life-blood of the parish, with its sprawling and ever-changing basin—and our ever-changing relationship ...

  9. St. Martin Native

    The Indian Bayou Area, straddling St. Martin and St. Landry, is 28,000 acres of forest wilderness. And then there's the Atchafalaya Basin, the largest river-swamp in the country, not to mention the countless waterways too small to have a name. It wasn't until earlier this year when the St. Martin Parish Tourism Commission asked me to help ...

  10. Welcome to St. Martin Parish Government

    The St. Martin Parish Government seat is located in St. Martinville, about 15 minutes south of Lafayette in the "heart of Acadiana." The Parish has a population of 51,767. ... St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission; Parish Chambers of Commerce; St. Martin Parish Assessor's Departments. Administration; Animal Services; Planning and Zoning ...

  11. About the Parish

    For more information, contact: St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission, P.O. Box 9, St. Martinville, LA 50582 or phone (337)394-2200.Credit: Louisiana Office of Tourism. Geography and Statistics . St. Martin Parish operates 17 public and has 4 private schools. St. Martin Parish, one of the 22 Acadian parishes, is located in south central Louisiana.

  12. Louisiana Tourist Commissions and CVBs

    Livingston Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau. Louisiana's Cajun Bayou. Louisiana's River Parishes. Madison Parish Tourism Commission. Monroe-West Monroe Convention & Visitors Bureau. Natchitoches Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. New Orleans and Company. Plaquemines Parish Office of Tourism.

  13. Bayou Teche National Scenic Byway

    The Bayou Teche National Byway has long been recognized as a travel corridor to and through important cultural, historic, natural, recreation and scenic environments. It is located in a three-parish area of Louisiana that exists along the beautiful Bayou Teche west of the Atchafalaya Basin from Morgan City through Franklin, New Iberia, St. Martinville, Breaux Bridge and on to Arnaudville.

  14. St. Martinville Cultural Heritage Center

    St. Martin Parish Tourism Commission. 601 East Bridge Street. Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 (337) 442-1597 | (888) 565-5939

  15. Welcome to St. Martin Parish Government

    Parish Chambers of Commerce; RESTORE Act Multiyear Implementation Plan; RESTORE Act Multiyear Implementation Plan-Amendment #1; SMILE Community Action Agency; St. Martin Parish History; Teche Newspaper; Tourism; Assessor; Sheriff; How Do I. Contact Us; Employment; Report A Concern; Report Fraud & Abuse

  16. River Parishes Tourist Commission

    The public is hereby notified the River Parishes Tourist Commission Budget Committee Regular Board meeting will be held at 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in the Port of South Louisiana Board Room at 1720 LA Highway 44, Reserve, LA 70084. River Parishes Tourist Commissioners Elizabeth Joseph, Chairwoman - St. John the Baptist Parish

  17. LA Rev Stat § 33:4574 :: RS 33:4574

    (27) St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in St. Martin Parish. ... However, the St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission, the Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of nine directors; Visit Baton Rouge shall be governed by a board of ten ...

  18. PDF Atchafalaya Loop

    Lake Martin (Lake la Pointe)-Cypress Island Preserve. Site 5-5. Site access: Free Site contact: The Nature Conservancy; 225-338-1040. GPS coordinates: N 30.20373; St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission; 888-565-5939. W 91.90114 Website: www.cajuncountry.org.

  19. St. Tammany tourist commission building overhaul starts

    Renovations to the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission headquarters on La. 59 near Mandeville were due to begin on May 6 — the commencement of a $468,000 overhaul to the 27-year ...

  20. Louisiana's Northshore

    Call us at 1-800-634-9443 or use the form below to email us. *Please note that the St. Tammany Parish Tourist Commission does not produce any of the events shown in our events listings. If you have a question that pertains to a specific event, i.e. vendor information, please contact the organizing party directly through their event website or ...

  21. Tourism Commission Board

    Travel to St. Martin Parish Blog Groups Event Planning Travel to St. Martin Parish Blog Search. Close ...

  22. St. Landry Parish

    Choose Your Destination! Pastures of green and gleaming crawfish ponds represent the western side of St. Landry Parish, while her other half is characterized by fields of millet, rolling hills, and bayous. Use this tool to learn more about each community and find your perfect destination. Events. Explore St. Landry Parish, a rural gem in South ...

  23. Louisiana Revised Statutes § 33:4574

    (27) St. Martin Parish Tourist Commission composed of all the territory in St. Martin Parish. ... However, the St. Mary Parish Tourist Commission, the Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission shall be governed by a board of nine directors; Visit Baton Rouge shall be governed by a board of ten ...