PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 1, 2021
CVB Contact: Sheila Snow
Phone: 318.387.5691
E-mail: ssnow@monroe-westmonroe.org

DISCOVER MONROE-WEST MONROE TO AWARD HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS

WHO: Discover Monroe-West Monroe
WHAT: Half a Million Dollars in Grants Awarded to Community Partners
WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9
WHERE: Discover Monroe-West Monroe Visitors Center 601 Constitution Dr., West Monroe, LA

Discover Monroe-West Monroe is hosting a press conference at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday,
Feb. 9 to award half a million dollars in grants to community partners.
Community partners applied for Festival, Events & Marketing and Capital
Improvement grants through Discover Monroe-West Monroe’s Tourism Development
Program.

The mission of the Tourism Development Program of the Discover Monroe-West
Monroe is intended to provide for the development, growth, and enhancement of
tourism and conventions in Ouachita Parish, including but not limited to sports,
festivals, and other special events including the arts & humanities.

For more information, contact Sheila Snow at 318.387.5791 or ssnow@monroewestmonroe.org.

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Discover Monroe-West Monroe promotes Ouachita Parish as a destination for leisure travel,
conventions, meetings, and sporting events creating a positive economic impact for our local community through increased visitor spending and sales tax collections. For more information about Discover Monroe-West Monroe, visit www.monroe-westmonroe.org.