February Minutes 2024
Houma Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Regular Schedule Meeting Minutes
February 22, 2024
I. Board and Staff Member Attendance
Present: Staff:
Josh Ellender – Chair Sondra Corbitt
William Bisland – Vice Chair Lindsey Loupe Judy Smart
Traci Hawthorne
Cheri Blanchard Board Absent:
Julie Falgout Yvonne Breaux-Jones
Celeste Landry Margie Scoby-Secretary/Treasurer
II. Meeting call to order: J. Ellender called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m.
III. Roll Call: Quorum was present.
IV. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance: W. Bisland led the board in the Invocation. J. Ellender led the board in the Pledge of Allegiance. J. Falgout entered the meeting at 8:35 a.m.
V. Public to be heard: Matt Ische presented an overview of the Lumcon Open House. Matt Ische exited the meeting at 8:48 a.m. Cherry and Sherry Witmore presented an overview of Twins Festival. Cherry and Sherry Witmore exited the meeting at 9:15 a.m. Richard Fisher with Louisiana Charter Association to discuss upcoming cooking show Catch & Cook Fishing Experience.
VI. Approval of the Minutes: W. Bisland provided an overview of the minutes. W. Bisland moved to approve January’s minutes. Seconded by: T. Hawthorne. Motion passed.
VII. 2023 Final Amended Budget Approval: S. Corbitt provided an overview of the final amended budget. W. Bisland moved to approve the 2023 Final Amended Budget. Seconded by: J. Smart. Discussion followed: state sales tax payment. Motion passed.
VIII. Product Development Application LUMCON Open House: S. Corbitt provided an overview. W. Bisland moved to approve the LUMCON Open House Application for $5000.00. Seconded by: C. Landry. Discussion followed: marketing question clarifications. Motion passed.
IX. Product Development Application Twins Fest: S. Corbitt provided an overview. C. Blanchard moved to approve the Twin Fest Application for $7,500.00. Seconded by: T. Hawthorne. Discussion followed: cash flow, hotel bookings, comparison of other events, and product development 2023 budget. Motion passed.
X. President/CEO Report: S. Corbitt provided the monthly report. Discussion: State CEA reporting, FEMA, HTV10, Adventure Guides, Louisiana Charter Boat Promotion, upcoming events and schedule, all staff updates, monthly occupancy and website insights, and datafy reports. W. Bisland made a motion to add board members are required to have Sexual Harassment and Ethics Training done by the 1st quarter of each year in Board By-Laws. Seconded by: T. Hawthorne. J. Smart opposed. Motion passed.
XI. Board Announcements: Cast Iron Cookoff, We the People Shrimp Boil, Irish Italian Parade, National Security Training, Bayou Terrebonne Boucherie, TARC inventory order, Bayou Bandits cancelation, Terrebonne Parish voting date, and Regional Military Museum.
XII. Adjournment: T. Hawthorne moved to adjourn. Seconded by J. Smart. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 10:19 a.m. Richard Fisher exited the meeting at 10:19 a.m.
