Acadia Parish Tourist Commission holds 'Familiarization Tour'
THE POST-SIGNAL / Steve Bandy
A wide assortment of tourism officials from across Louisiana took part in the Acadia Parish Tourist Commission’s recent “Familiarization Tour” — or Fam Tour. The group included out-of-state representatives and even a couple from France. Leaving on the day-long tour from the APTC offices are, not in order, Denise Burrel, Red River Parish; Adrienne Gates, Advance Travel & Tourism, Alabama; Amy Lee and Rebecca Blankenbaker, Cane River; Mary Guillory, Avoyelles Parish; Charlie Waltman, LTA; Carla Tate, LTA in Baton Rouge; Wendy Harrington, Cameron Parish; Laci Lapreouse, St. Martin Parish; Tracy Browning, Ascension Parish; Dillon Nelson, Chris Olivier, Germain Robinson and Donny Broussard, Church Point; Christine and Macy Lejeune; Wanda Verrette, Evangeline Parish; Martha Royer, Rayne; Lawrence and Peggy Cormier, Lyons Point; Edi and Harry, Crowley Rice Research Station; Tina Begnaud, Breaux Bridge; Bernadette and Madrine from France; Acadia Parish Tourist Commission members Nora Benoit of Morse, Gene Thibodeaux of Church Point, President Bart Wild of Crowley, Fam Tour Chairman Harold Fonte of Church Point, Keith Henry of Mermentau, Emily Mire of Estherwood; and APTC staff Stevie Robinson, intern; Nancy Loewer, executive director; and Amy Mathiew, assistant executive director.