the economic impact of travel on louisiana parishes 2000 a study prepared for office tourism by research department industry association america washington dc july 2001 executive summary direct domestic and international travelers directly spent nearly 8 7 billion in during 1 percent increase over 1999 2 while 488 million generated employees earned 0 wage salary income up spending 120 6 thousand jobs within comprising state s total non agricultural employment grew 3 from 116 9 average every 71 854 one job tax revenue federal local governments an orleans parish including city new received almost 4
