Financial Times FT.com

Katrina - one year on

Louisiana to ask for $1bn to restore tourism

By Amy Yee in Chicago

Published: October 5 2005 19:20 | Last updated: October 5 2005 19:20

Louisiana has an ambitious timeline to restore hotels, tourism services and the arts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina as it prepares to request $1bn from Congress to lure back visitors and employees.

“We need tourism to recover quickly,” said Angele Davis, secretary for Louisiana's department of culture, recreation and tourism. “The entire retail, banking, professional and services industries in New Orleans depend on more than $5bn of annual direct visitor spending.”

You have viewed your allowance of free articles. If you wish to view more, click the button below.

Read this