June 28, 2010

Landrieu Appointed USCM TAPES Chair

"There is not a mayor in this nation who better understands the critical importance of tourism to a healthy economy in a city," said Conference of Mayors President Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz in appointing New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu as Chair of the Conference's Standing Committee on Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment and Sports Committee. "This appointment is in recognition of the national leadership Mayor Landrieu has shown in the support of the tourism industry throughout his career, and as this Committee's Chairman, Mayor Landrieu will speak for the nation's mayors and cities on tourism."

"I am very pleased to accept this appointment," stated Landrieu at a press conference held with Kautz. "In the years following Hurricane Katrina, I led the effort to rebuild the tourism industry and launched the Cultural Economy Initiative to grow jobs through our culture, music, food, film and art."