Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism | |
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Département de la culture, des loisirs et du tourisme de la Louisiane | |
Appointer | Popular election |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | Trasimond Landry |
Formation | 1846 |
Succession | 1st |
Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism is a state agency and department within the Office of the Lt. Governor. The department is composed of six offices, Office of the Secretary, Office of State Library, Office of State Museum, Office of State Parks, Office of Cultural Development, and Office of Tourism.
The Lieutenant Governor is the chief tourism official as commissioner of the department, involving the $18 billion tourism industry, and manages state parks, museums, and historic sites. In 2019 Billy Nungesser won a second term as Louisiana's lieutenant governor.
The Lieutenant Governor, second-in-command in the executive branch, is considered Louisiana's ambassador as Commissioner of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. [1] [2] The position was created by legislative act by Article IV, Section 1(A), 6, and 15 of Louisiana State Constitution of 1974; Louisiana Revised Statute 49:202.1; Act 124 of 1986 and Act 13 Special Session of 1986.
Ensures efficient, accountable and entrepreneurial operation of all agencies within the department as well as providing management and finance.
The Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board was created in 1981 By legislative act, statute R.S. 56:578.2(A)(1). The 14 member board is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and placed under the Office of the Secretary. [3]
Created by Louisiana Legislature in 1920, the Louisiana Library Commission, now the State Library of Louisiana, has operations in all 64 parishes. [4]
The Office of State Museum operates with the advisory "State Museum Board of Directors" [5] tasked with overseeing nine state museums. The Museum Board of Directors is currently awaiting a study and possible future legislation, supported by the Lt. Governor, that will return the hiring and firing of the museum director back to the Museum Board. [6]
There are 21 state parks that are currently overseen by an Interim Assistant Secretary and a Director of Outdoor Recreation under the Office of State Parks. [7] An 18-member State Parks and Recreation Commission [8] was created by legislation as an advisory body. [9]
Beginning March 24, 2020, all state park buildings will be closed as well as all buildings at all state historic sites. The closures will be in effect until at least April 13. [10]
The Office of Cultural Development (OCD) consists of four divisions:
The stated goal is to provide opportunities for education, conservation, interpretation and recreation, jobs, and economic growth through tourism. [17]
The buildings at all ten welcome centers and all museums around the state were ordered closed by the Lieutenant Governor until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [18]
Mardi gras, a large tourist attraction, may have contributed to a surge in cases of the coronavirus. [19]
Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism | |
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Département de la culture, des loisirs et du tourisme de la Louisiane | |
Appointer | Popular election |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | Trasimond Landry |
Formation | 1846 |
Succession | 1st |
Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism is a state agency and department within the Office of the Lt. Governor. The department is composed of six offices, Office of the Secretary, Office of State Library, Office of State Museum, Office of State Parks, Office of Cultural Development, and Office of Tourism.
The Lieutenant Governor is the chief tourism official as commissioner of the department, involving the $18 billion tourism industry, and manages state parks, museums, and historic sites. In 2019 Billy Nungesser won a second term as Louisiana's lieutenant governor.
The Lieutenant Governor, second-in-command in the executive branch, is considered Louisiana's ambassador as Commissioner of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. [1] [2] The position was created by legislative act by Article IV, Section 1(A), 6, and 15 of Louisiana State Constitution of 1974; Louisiana Revised Statute 49:202.1; Act 124 of 1986 and Act 13 Special Session of 1986.
Ensures efficient, accountable and entrepreneurial operation of all agencies within the department as well as providing management and finance.
The Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board was created in 1981 By legislative act, statute R.S. 56:578.2(A)(1). The 14 member board is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and placed under the Office of the Secretary. [3]
Created by Louisiana Legislature in 1920, the Louisiana Library Commission, now the State Library of Louisiana, has operations in all 64 parishes. [4]
The Office of State Museum operates with the advisory "State Museum Board of Directors" [5] tasked with overseeing nine state museums. The Museum Board of Directors is currently awaiting a study and possible future legislation, supported by the Lt. Governor, that will return the hiring and firing of the museum director back to the Museum Board. [6]
There are 21 state parks that are currently overseen by an Interim Assistant Secretary and a Director of Outdoor Recreation under the Office of State Parks. [7] An 18-member State Parks and Recreation Commission [8] was created by legislation as an advisory body. [9]
Beginning March 24, 2020, all state park buildings will be closed as well as all buildings at all state historic sites. The closures will be in effect until at least April 13. [10]
The Office of Cultural Development (OCD) consists of four divisions:
The stated goal is to provide opportunities for education, conservation, interpretation and recreation, jobs, and economic growth through tourism. [17]
The buildings at all ten welcome centers and all museums around the state were ordered closed by the Lieutenant Governor until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [18]
Mardi gras, a large tourist attraction, may have contributed to a surge in cases of the coronavirus. [19]