Louisiana Travel Association Honors Phil Frost as Louey Award Winner

Louisiana Travel Association Honors Phil Frost as Louey Award Winner

Alexandria, La. (Feb. 25, 2022) – The Louisiana Travel Association (LTA) introduced Phil Frost as the winner of the Will Mangham Tourism Lifetime Achievement during its Annual Meeting earlier this month in Alexandria. Frost served as the Director of BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo for 24 years and retired on February 4, 2022.

This year, LTA presented 21 “Louey Awards” to honor and showcase individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to the Louisiana tourism industry.


The LTA Louey Award winners also included:

Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (budget up to $499,999): Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau; Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (budget from $500,000 - $999,999): Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou; Outstanding Convention and Visitors Bureau/Tourist Commission of the Year (budget from $1 million and above): Louisiana Northshore; Tourism Campaign of the Year (budget up to $29,999): Louisiana’s Myths & Legends Byway; Tourism Campaign of the Year (budget of $30,000 and above): Louisiana’s Playground Brand Campaign, Visit Lake Charles; Festival/Event of the Year: NOLAxNOLA, New Orleans & Company; Attraction of Year: Living the Dream Guide Service; Accommodation of the Year/Full-Service Lodging: Clarion Inn Morgan City; Accommodation of the Year/Limited-Service Lodging: Wildwood Resort; Major Event of the Year: DBB, INC. 65th World Series, Discover Monroe-West Monroe; Accommodation of the Year/Bed & Breakfast: Bienvenue Mon Ami Bed & Breakfast, Amite City; Restaurateur of the Year: Pat Gallagher, St Tammany; Campground/RV Park of the Year: Lincoln Parish Park; Community Partnership of the Year: Rebuilding SWLA Community Coalition; Legislative Travel Champion: Representative Randall Gaines; Legislative Travel Champion: Senator Page Cortez; Louisiana Spirit Award: Walt Leger, New Orleans & Company; Victor Profis Travel Media: Dustin Gontarski, Compass Media, LLC; Marion “Butch” Fox Advocacy Award: Kyle Edmiston, Visit Lake Charles; Rising Star of the Year: Cody Gray, Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou.