New Orleans proposed hotel sales tax increase could affect conventions business


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This tax increase won't have much effect on casual vacationers, but does come into play for larger conventions when meeting planners are comparison shopping across cities, hence this worry.

The tourism industry, one of New Orleans' main economic engines, will be keeping one number in mind as lawmakers debate Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed tax overhaul next month: 15.25 percent. That's the