SHREVEPORT, La. - Some in the hospitality industry consider the impact of COVID-19 nine-times worse than 9/11.
Hospitality and tourism are some of Louisiana s biggest employers, bringing in $2 billion prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The statewide shutdown led to the loss of nearly 50,000 jobs supporting the hotel industry and more than 16,000 direct hotel-related jobs.
The National Restaurant Association estimates restaurants lost $240 billion in projected revenue in 2020. But business is picking up in 2021 and the help wanted signs are abundant.
The Greater Shreveport Chamber partnered with the Louisiana Restaurant Association for a Hospitality Hiring Fair Tuesday at LSU Shreveport.
Hotels and restaurants have a lot of job openings that they can t fill right now.