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- Quality - Louisiana State Library
85% of the users of the State Library indicated that the State Library's services and resources was a good value for the State.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Louisiana's deep water ports
Did you know that Louisiana's five deep water ports handle more than 457 million tons of U.S. waterborne commerce a year? - Quality - Louisiana State Library
85% of the users of the State Library indicated that the State Library's services and resources was a good value for the State.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Atchafalaya Heritage Area
The Atchafalaya Heritage Area has been designated by Congress as a National Heritage Area.
- Impact - DCRT Returns Investment Dollars to Louisiana
For every state tax dollar spent by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, $5.86 is returned to the State Treasury and citizens of Louisiana.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Impact - Louisiana Office of Tourism Tops Returns on Investment
$13.90 is the return on investment for every dollar spent by the Office of Tourism. Over 175,000 people were directly employed by the Louisiana travel and tourism industry in 2004. In terms of production, $5.9 billion (3.8%) of Louisiana's Gross State Product was directly attributable to expenditures by visitors to LouisianaSource: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Impact - Supporting the Louisiana Arts
Every dollar in state support for the Arts leverages $7 in earned and contributed revenue. Louisiana's cultural enterprises provide nearly 144,000 jobs for Louisiana citizens, accounting for 7.6% of total employment. Arts has a total economic impact of $934 million in Louisiana.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Impact - Visitors Generate State Revenue
In terms of tax revenues, visitor spending accounted for $677 million of 2004 Louisiana revenues, or 8.3% of the total 2004 State Budget.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Quality - Louisiana State Museums
95% of State Museum's visitors strongly agreed or agreed that the State Museum was an educational experience and has expanded their awareness of Louisiana's cultural history.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Quality - Historic Preservation and the Arts
78-80% of Louisiana residents believe that historic preservation and arts are important and should be high priorities.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Impact - Louisiana Serve Program
The Louisiana Serve Program in the Office of Lieutenant Governor returns 2.8 million in non-state revenue to Louisiana. - Impact - Louisiana State Museum
The Office of State Museum returns $6.99 for every tax dollar spent.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Impact - Louisiana State Parks
Visitor spending at Louisiana State Parks returns $3.23 in state taxes for every dollar spend on operating and maintaining all our beautiful parks. Out-of-state visitors to Louisiana State Parks spent almost $12 million in Louisiana and produced an economic impact of over $24 million. Louisiana residents spent another $29.2 million while visiting the parks.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Impact - Scenic Byways Program
The Scenic Byways program leverages $1.56 for every dollar spent by the program.Source: The Impact of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on Louisiana's Economy and Quality of Life for Louisiana's Citizens - June 2006
- Louisiana State Parks and the National Register
Thirteen Louisiana State Parks sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. They include:
• Audubon State Historic Site
• Centenary State Historic Site
• Fort Pike State Historic Site
• Fort Jesup State Historic Site
• Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
• Mansfield State Historic Site
• Marksville State Historic Site
• Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site
• Port Hudson State Historic Site
• Poverty Point State Historic Site
• Otis House at Fairview-Riverside State Park
• Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site
• Winter Quarters State Historic Site - Louisiana State Parks Visitation
Nearly two million people visited a Louisiana State Park last year. - Louisiana State Parks Grow and Renew
The Louisiana Office of State Parks has spent nearly $80 million in major construction projects since 2004, providing two brand-new parks and a new historic site, adding cabins and campsites to existing parks and building visitor center at one park, the preservation area and three historic sites. - Louisiana State Parks Wireless Internet
The Louisiana Office of State Parks provides free wireless internet access at all 20 recreational parks. Extensive coverage areas include most cabins, RV slips and campsites. - Louisiana State Parks Online Reservations
You can now make online reservations for cabins, campsites, lodges and group camps – at www.ReserveLaStateParks.com - Louisiana State Parks Honors National Parks Service Senior Pass Program
Visitors who hold an America the Beautiful Senior or Access Pass, and whose home State Park system honor the America the Beautiful passes for camping discounts, are entitled to a 50% reduction on camping fees at Louisiana State Parks. Certain restrictions apply, see State Parks' fees & facilities page for more information. - Louisiana State Parks Draw Media Attention
Louisiana State Parks sites have been featured in movie and television releases including "True Detective," CBS’ "Zoo," and "NCIS: New Orleans," "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," "Selfless," "Devil’s Due," and commercials for Popeyes and Toyota. - Capitol Park Welcome Center
The main meeting room in the Capitol Park Welcome Center is named after Margaret Taylor, wife of U.S. President Zachary Taylor. The couple resided in a small house near the present day location of Capitol Park until Taylor was elected to the Presidency.
At the turn of the century, many American political and business leaders turned to the Progressive movement for solutions to the problems of the Industrial Age. Progressivism consisted of many strands, including such democratic reforms as the direct primary and the referendum; the "gospel of efficiency"; and government regulation of business. In New Orleans, Progressive leaders advocated that the public sphere take over the administration of port facilities from private interests, which had failed to realize the port's potential. Government officials and prominent businessmen decided that control of the industry should be turned over to a state commission that would pursue (at least in theory) the best interests of the port. On July 9, 1896, the Louisiana legislature created the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, commonly known as the Dock Board. Under its authority, the wharves and warehouses were improved, the public belt railway was built, and navigational canals between the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain, and the Gulf of Mexico were constructed.
Poydras Street Wharf
In 1920 the Poydras Street Wharf became the coffee industry's central receiving point. Nearby, in the area bordered by Canal Street, Camp Street, Julia Street, and the river, hundreds of employees imported, traded, roasted, and packaged coffee.
 | Kentucky Warehouse #2 Exterior Benjamin R. Linnenkohn c. 1920 Gift of J. Aron and Company |
| One of the early twentieth-century warehouses devoted almost entirely to coffee was the Kentucky Warehouse #2, located in front of Jackson Square. Coffee importers realized that a central delivery point would limit handling fees. | |
 | Kentucky Warehouse #1 Exterior Benjamin R. Linnenkohn c. 1920 Gift of J. Aron and Company |
| Kentucky Warehouse #1 was located at 111 Lafayette Street in what is today known as the Warehouse District, between Poydras and Julia Streets. The warehouse was used primarily to store coffee from 1917 until 1954. | |
 | SS Del Norte at the Poydras Street Wharf Calvert, Whitlock and Williams c. 1950 |
