St. Tammany Parish Tourist & Convention Commission
Visitor Center
Visit The Northshore's office is located in Mandeville on Highway 59 just north of Interstate 12 (Exit 65). Stop by to pick up a visitor guide, brochures, and information about attractions within St. Tammany Parish and across Louisiana. Be sure to stretch your legs on the surrounding boardwalk; the center was erected over a native swamp filled with trees, bushes, and plants native to Southeast Louisiana.
Visit The Northshore
68099 Highway 59
Mandeville, LA 70471 The Visitor Center is open Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30 p.m.
Local: 985-892-0520
Toll-free: 800-634-9443
Fax: 985-892-1441 Contact Us
Who We Are
The St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission dba Visit The Northshore is a public, quasi-governmental agency created on Nov. 18, 1976. The commission is governed by a seven-member board of directors appointed by the St. Tammany Parish Council and Parish President. In other destinations, our organization may be called a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) or Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB).
Our Mission
To market and promote St. Tammany Parish as a highly desirable destination for visitors and thereby increase the economic impact of tourism on the area.
Brand Promise
To deliver the good life, nourish the heart, season the soul and bring communities together.
Brand Positioning
We are creating an easy and accessible escape for leisure travelers, business travelers and local residents alike. Visit The Northshore delivers world-class culinary flavors, thriving downtowns, aspirational adventures and plenty of outdoor recreation for one or many to enjoy. With a network of unified communities to explore and water always within reach, Visit The Northshore is committed to cultivating the vacation mindset.
How We Are Funded
A three percent hotel occupancy tax funds the St. Tammany Parish Tourist and Convention Commission. We also receive 25% of the four percent state sales tax levied on lodging. Our organization does not receive any funding from St. Tammany Parish resident taxes.
2023 Awards & Recognition
All staff earned a Travel Unity Individual Certificate (TUIC)
Earned Level One DEI Certification for Organizations from Certified by Travel Unity (CBTU)
The Northshore received the North American Travel Journalists Association 2023 Gold Award, Visitors' Guide
Received 2023 ConventionSouth Readers' Choice Award
Katie Guasco received the Louisiana Travel Association Victor Profis Memorial Travel Media Award
Katie Guasco named a 2023 Chevron Community Fellow
Sarah Hill named a 2023 Forty Under 40 recipient by Northshore Media Group
Sarah Hill graduated from Leadership Northshore
Roberta Carrow Jackson and Katherine Domingue graduated from the Louisiana Tourism Leadership Academy
Zondra White Jones featured in Small Market Meetings' "Spotlight on Meeting Leaders"
Covington ranked #1 Friendliest Town and Best Small Town in Louisiana in Southern Living's South's Best Awards
The Candy Bank named a Best Candy Store in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards
Industry
Southeast Tourism Society – An association dedicated to promoting festivals and events in addition to supporting travel and tourism within its member states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC.
Hospice Foundation of the South's Crawfish Cook-off named a 2023 Signature Event of the Southeast
Wooden Boat Festival named a 2023 Signature Event of the Southeast
2019 Shining Example Award, Best Marketing Award >$500K
2018 Shining Example Award, Tourism Office of the Year
1st Place, National Savvy Award, Social Media Marketing
2012: 2nd Place/Silver Circle Award, Most Innovative Marketing for social media efforts in the Train of Hope Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts for New Jersey (joint award)
