At their regularly scheduled monthly meeting regularly scheduled monthly meeting held on June 13th the Jackson Parish Tourism Board announced that they had received $2,500.00 from the state of Louisiana’s Lieutenant Governor’s Office.
The award was presented at the Louisiana Tourism Conference held on May 3-5 and given in recognition of the Tourism Board’s commitment to the state’s tourism industry.
The session opened with the perfunctory approval of the meeting minutes, financials and bills that were paid for the month of May. Board members Christie Weeks, Tammy Gunter, Kelly Spangler, Yumeaka Washington and Deneise Barlow then discussed the upcoming Civil Rights Trail presentation that is set for July 6th and corresponding art contest. It was also agreed to order promotional items in the amount of up to but not exceeding $3,000.00 dollars.
An agreement to purchased shelving for the storage room for an amount up to but not exceeding $200.00 dollars was the final action taken before the meeting was adjourned.
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