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December 29, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information, contact: Elizabeth “Gidget” McDougall (504)278-4242

                                                      Tourism Director

                                                      St. Bernard Parish Government

Members of the St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission recently participated in the EPCOT International Wine & Food Festival in Orlando, Florida representing St. Bernard Parish.  St. Bernard’s participation was an opportunity to share our unique culture and authentic heritage with travelers from all over the world.  The EPCOT International Wine & Food Festival is hailed as one of the largest and longest-running food and wine festival in the world.  At this years festival the Louisiana Exhibit reached 485,000 guests, distributed over 100,000 beads and 45,000 recipe cards. 

Representing St. Bernard Parish as Tourism Ambassadors were members of the Tourist Commission, Claire Henderson, Alberta Lewis, Lauren Gibson, Gayle Buckley and Tourism Director, Gidget McDougall.  Exhibiting for St. Bernard Parish was George Pound from Domino Sugar with daily sugar demonstrations and Dot Benge and Bertin Esteves from the Los Islen?gos Society with storytelling of the Islen?gos Culture.

Pictured left to right:  George Pound, Domino Sugar, Claire Henderson, Lauren Gibson, Gidget McDougall and Alberta Lewis.  Not Pictured: Gayle Buckley, Dot Benge and Bertin Esteves.

Cut Line:  Members of the St Bernard Parish Tourist Commission and George Pound of Domino Sugar who were St. Bernard Parish Ambassadors at the 2008 EPCOT International Wine & Food Festival.