[StBernard] St. Bernard Tourist Commission pushes Tourism Awareness Day; Encourages residents to be a "tourist in their own backyard"

[Westley Annis]

NATIONAL TOURISM AWARENESS DAY

TOUR OF OLD ARABI

 

In conjunction with National Tourism Awareness Day and the 1st annual Sugar
Festival held at the LeBeau Plantation in Arabi, the St. Bernard Parish
Tourist Commission offered tours of the Old Arabi historic neighborhood
including stops by the Old Arabi Jail, Maumus Center, the St. Bernard Voice,
LeBeau Plantation and Domino Sugar.

 

Bill Hyland, Parish Historian, Diane Crespo, New Orleans Tour Guide
Association and Alberta Lewis from the St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission
conducted the tour for approximately 100 visitors who enjoyed learning of
this historic area. 

 

The Tourist Commission encourages residents to be a tourist in their own
back yard this summer or when friends and family are visiting by picking up
their complimentary driving tour brochure available at the Office of Tourism
located in the St. Bernard Parish Government Complex, 8201 W. Judge Perez
Drive, Chalmette, Louisiana or on their website at www.VisitStBernard.com
<http://www.visitstbernard.com/> .