Organizations Filed Purposes:
LTPA IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT LEADS THE PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH OF THE LOUISIANA TOURISM ECOONOMY. LTPA PROVIDES MARKETING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND SERVES AS THE ADVOCATE, RESOURCE AND VOICE FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.
PROMOTE TOURISM IN LOUISIANA
THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES A VISITOR'S GUIDE TO SHOWCASE THE UNIQUE OFFERINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN LOUISIANA. THEY DISTRIBUTE 200,000 VISITOR'S GUIDES THROUGH DIRECT INQUIRIES AS THE STATE'S OFFICIAL RESPONSE PIECE FOR TOURISTS AND TRAVEL PLANNERS INTERESTED IN COMING TO LOUISIANA.
THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COOPERATIVE ADVERTISING PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS MEMBERS TO MARKET TOGETHER FOR A STRONGER, UNIFIED EFFORT.
THIS ORGANIZATION OFFERS A CULINARY TRAILS BROCHURE, PR CAMPAIGN AND A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE OFFERS CONSUMERS AN EXCITING READING EXPERIENCE WITH INTERACTIVE ADS, VIDEO, SCROLLING CONTENT AND MORE. THE PR CAMPAIGN INCLUDES YEAR-ROUND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, A MAJOR EVENT RESULTING IN MORE THAN 15 MILLION IMPRESSIONS, A CONSUMER-FOCUSED RESTAURANT EVENT AND MORE. 15,000 PRINTED BROCHURES WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH WELCOME CENTERS AND EVENTS. 150 STORY IDEAS BOOKLETS AND RECIPE BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED AT EVENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jill Kidder | PRESIDENT/CEO | 40 | $141,589 |
| Benjamin Berthelot | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Kyle Edmiston | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Kerry Andersen | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Travis Napper | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Caldwell | EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Joanna Folse-Alexander | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Denise Thevenot | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lynette Tanner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Bourgeois | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donna O'Daniels | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ralph Ney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marion Fox | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Bush | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brandy Evans | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Crook | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alana Cooper | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dickie Brennan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Kelly | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Arlene Gould | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Benoit | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Janice Delerno | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Hoffman | ASSOCIATE | 1 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202033189349305948_public.xml