| AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Edwina Medearis: 2021 Black Excellence Award
Taylor Stanley & Kathryn Shea Duncan: Leadership SWLA Graduates
Kyle Edmiston: LTA Marion “Butch” Fox Advocacy Award. Edmiston played a vital role in the passage of HB 415 by Representative Gaines. The passage of the TRID legislation will allow tourism boards & commissions to better structure their revenue streams with the assistance of the businesses that are impacted by tourism in their respective parishes.
DRIFT away Tourism Campaign of the Year
Launched new VisitLakeCharles.org website
Afternoons where time is lost. Places where meaning is found.
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter: STS Government Tourism Leadership Award
VisitLakeCharles.org
Rebuilding SWLA Community Coalition: Community Partner of the Year
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USSSA Hall of Honor
Hosted World LNG & Gas Series Americas Summit & Exhibition, the first international conference to be held in SWLA.
Tara Johnson & Kristen Shiver: LA Tourism Leadership Academy Graduates
