Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser

Lafitte the Crawfish granted pardon

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, along with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, granted an official pardon to Lafitte the Crawfish during the Fifth Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish event.

Tourism chief Nungesser touts initiatives

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser is no stranger to tourism in St. Landry Parish and on Thursday he touted his department’s initiatives in a presentation to the St. Landry Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch and Learn series.

Rural tourism leaders air their wish lists

About 50 tourism leaders were queried Tuesday about their ideas on how to improve rural tourism in a meeting attended by Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center.

Nungesser argues against tourism budget cuts

Despite record-breaking year for tourism, the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism warned will not be able to sustain that volume with any more cuts in funding.