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Culture, Recreation,
and Tourism
- The budget was reduced by $800,000 in statutorily dedicated
funds formerly passed through the Office of the Secretary for
tourism and economic development projects in New Orleans. Act
73 of the First Extraordinary Session of 2002 redirected these
funds to support the contractual obligations of the state with
respect to professional football and basketball team incentive
agreements.
- The Office of State Parks included funding for new
facilities that will be operational during the fiscal year:
|
Site - Purpose |
Funding |
Positions |
| Caney Creek Lake State Park -
New cabins |
$550,829 |
10 |
| Poverty Point Reservoir State
Park - New park |
$745,485 |
17 |
| Lake D'Arbonne State Park -
New cabins & facilities |
$717,220 |
10 |
| Audubon Historic Site - New
visitor center |
$131,154 |
4 |
| Total |
$2,144,688 |
41 |
- Funding for the Audubon Golf Trail was provided at $250,000
in State General Fund. These expenses were funded at $450,000
in the prior fiscal year.
- Expenditures in the Office of Tourism include $9.8 million
in self-generated revenues for the advertising and public
relations contract.
- The Office of Tourism included the following State General
Fund expenditures:
| Sci-Port Discovery Center in Shreveport |
$200,000 |
| Bass Masters Tournament at Toledo Bend |
$50,000 |
| Natchitoches Christmas Festival |
$50,000 |
| Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel
Restaurant and Tourism at UNO |
$100,000 |
| Tourism initiative at UNO |
$200,000 |
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