Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 25 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part V - Office of Tourism › Chapter 7 - Major Events Incentive Program › Section V-705 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				following words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following
				meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Applicant
-an event producer, host, local
				  organizing committee, endorsing municipality, endorsing parish, official
				  tourism commission, convention and visitor bureau or official destination
				  marketing organization.
Endorsing Municipality
-either of the
				  following:
a. a municipality that
				contains a site selected by a site selection organization for a major event and
				is a party to an event support contract;
b. a municipality that does not contain a
				site selected by a site selection organization for a qualified major event but
				is included in the market area for the event as designated by the secretary and
				is a party to an event support contract.
Endorsing Parish
-either of the
				  following:
a. a parish that contains a
				site selected by a site selection organization for a qualified major event and
				is a party to an event support contract;
b. a parish that does not contain a site
				selected by a site selection organization for a qualified major event but is
				included in the market area for the event as designated by the secretary and is
				a party to an event support contract.
Event Support Contract or Event Contract
-a
				  joint undertaking, a joint agreement, or a similar contract executed by a local
				  organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, an endorsing parish, official
				  tourism commission, convention and visitors bureau, or official destination
				  marketing organization, or any combination thereof, and a site selection
				  organization.
Local Organizing Committee
-an organization
				  created or recognized as the official host entity sanctioned by an endorsing
				  municipality or parish for a specified qualified major event.
Qualified Major Event
-a National Football
				  League Super Bowl, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four
				  tournament game, the National Basketball Association All-Star Game, the X
				  Games, a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl
				  Subdivision postseason game, a college tournament or championship, the World
				  Games, a national collegiate championship of an amateur sport sanctioned by the
				  national governing body of the sport that is recognized by the United States
				  Olympic Committee, an Olympic activity including a Junior or Senior activity,
				  training program, or feeder program sanctioned by the United States Olympic
				  Committee's Community Olympic Development Program, a mixed martial arts
				  championship, the Breeders' Cup World Championships, a Bassmasters Classic, a
				  National Motorsports race, the Red Bull Signature Series, a football kickoff
				  game between two National Collegiate Athletic Association teams, a national
				  championship or Olympic trials of an amateur or professional sport sanctioned
				  by the national governing body of the sport, the United States Bowling Congress
				  Tournament, the WWE WrestleMania, the Bayou Classic, the Essence Festival, the
				  Zurich Classic or other PGA Tour event, a national military event, a national
				  political convention of the Republican National Committee or of the Democratic
				  National Committee, or any National Collegiate Athletic Association conference,
				  convention, or conference media event, including conference media days. The
				  term includes any activities related to or associated with a qualified major
				  event.
Site Selection Organization
-any of the
				  following:
a. the National Football
				League, the National Collegiate Athletic Association or any affiliated
				conference, or any team or teams thereof, the National Basketball Association,
				the International World Games Association, or the United States Olympic
				Committee;
b. the national
				governing body of a sport that is recognized by the United States Olympic
				Committee;
c. the National
				Thoroughbred Racing Association;
d.
				the Republican National Committee or Democratic National Committee;
e. the United States Bowling Congress;
				or
f. the national governing body
				of an organization not listed in Subparagraphs a-e of this Paragraph that
				schedules a qualified major event as defined in this Section.