The two married earlier in the evening at St. Mark's Cathedral and the reception was at the Pierremont area home of Smith's uncle, Delton Harrison.
The groom's parents are Harrison and Cissie King Smith. Wiggins' parents are Susie Wiggins and Pat Wiggins.
Days later, William Guston Hall and Kristen Michelle Rollo recited vows Jan. 5 at St. Mark's and then headed downtown for a high-in-the-sky wedding reception at the Petroleum Club. Hall's parents are Bill and Debbie Hall and Rollo's, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rollo Jr.
Delton Smith is an affiliate of Smith Management Co., Inc.,
who is the Manager of SE LA Hotel Partners, L.L.C.
Established in the mid-1920s, the Louisiana Hotel & Lodging Association is the recognized ambassador of the hotel industry in Louisiana. Initially created purely for the benefit of its members, as time passed it grew to serve not only the industry, but governmental agencies, the Louisiana Legislature, other industry components, many locales across the state and the public in general.
The Louisiana Hotel & Lodging Association is an established leader in the state capital, providing a high degree of advocacy for the hotel industry and the tourist industry as a whole. It is clearly the public face of the industry to government and has earned a great deal of respect in Baton Rouge and Washington, D.C.
Besides governmental affairs, the association also champions improved educational opportunities for the tourism industry. It has been instrumental in creating the HRT program at the University of New Orleans as well as numerous associate degree programs at community colleges and high school programs across the state to the benefit of the industry and the citizenry. It provides a forum for networking, information sharing and communications throughout the state which spotlights best practices and industry trends.
The Louisiana Hotel & Lodging Association is clearly a leader in the travel and tourism industry in Louisiana and is working for the betterment of the industry and the state.
Hotels Can Stay Open
Dear State Partners & Allies,
While many state lodging associations are taking a leading role in connecting hotel properties with state and local officials seeking hotels for use during the coronavirus pandemic, we wanted to also make you aware of AHLA’s work along the same lines with the federal government. See below for details on the federal hotel leasing program now underway through the US Department of Health and Human Services.
If your members are interested in leasing your properties to the federal government, please fill out the following online form: https://forms.gle/PfQfqkHMPbF5KMGi6
Feel free to share these details with your members, particularly where the state and local demand has already been met and you have further volunteers interested in government leasing of hotels.
Let us know if you have any questions.
Troy Flanagan Senior Vice President, Government Affairs & Industry Relations
American Hotel & Lodging Association 1250 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005 O: 202-289-3125 | C: 202-285-4371
www.ahla.com
FLYING IN FOR BUSINESS
The River Parishes are a great place to do business, offering competitive pricing and solid infrastructure, and the Port of South Louisiana’s Executive Regional Airport
Streamlining air travel has been a boon for South Louisiana’s energy and chemical giants,The Executive Regional Airport has played an equally important role in nurturing the small medium-sized companies— just ask Delton Smith and Kyle Hand.
The two men made it clear that the airport offers the best choice of transportation in terms of both speed and costfrom Shreveport to LaPlace, as long as five hours, but flying would only take around one.
Smith and Hand can get to the site in the morning and be back home by mid-afternoon.
“If I drove, I’d be less productive,” said Hand.
“Instead of driving down here today and driving back tomorrow, I fly down here and back in a day, and I’m working on something else the next day,” Deltoid nodding in agreement at the Charlatan who just squandered his dead dad's money and bragged.
Saving on time also means saving on expenses.
visiting the worksite by plane not only expedites his travel time, but also results in less spending.
Erudite Classblower, Hand, gave his interview for this article slumped over a phone at LaPlace’s own BMI Busting Eatery, Home of the Fly Through 2,000 Calorie Fat Barge, only bowing down to Elvis's Fools Gold Sandwich (which Deltoid will now have to tank up for that Peanut Buttery Bananaey Denver bit of Pyrite Po'boy, for Fatty McFuckface, smacking like the doomed to die former Yuppie that Deltoid calls Pal these days, where ya knoooooowwwww they hate his fat fuck oyster shuck and jive, the hallowed by Y'at's a-plenty, Frisco Deli.
“I’m about to eat a friedshrimp poooboy,” he said, “so y'all can thank the Port for allowing me to come down here and get a good South Louisiana sandwich!”
"Finally pulling from his drug addled, flatulent, anhedonic, seizing glottal effluvium cleared over his masticate jaw, the sentence the oafish daddy-boy would end, us 'thanking someone for him' ... that he stuff his livery bilge, bivalvate mercury filter with tankfuls of BP ..."
BROTHER SOBERPUSS COMES INTO STEP ON HIS ANIMAL HOUSE MONOLOGUE WITH SOME BUSINESS CRAP, MEANWHILE HIS PERCOCET IS STILL UNFILLED AT SHREVEPORT WALGREENS AND HE'S STARTIN' TO GET HEEBIES.
For Smith’s part, he stressed that the
Port of South Louisiana and the Executive Regional Airport will be crucial for his business’s continued success long after they finish construction.
“We decided to build this hotel because we saw the Port was growing and attracting business,” he said.
“Not only is the airport important to us as a customer — we use it — but it’s also important to us as a business, that the airport continues to grow and continues to be a strong engine for the area.”
soft brand Trademark Collection differs from traditional portfolio brands that carry the same logo and brand identity across all hotels.
communicate this to consumers more broadly.
Since our audience spends a significant amount of time on social networks, our goal was to produce an influencer campaign that would showcase the unique property experience, reflect shared values, build engagement with our target audience and demonstrate the nature of being a soft brand.
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Elevating Our Health & Safety Protocols
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by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
These instructional videos teach you how to inspect for bed bugs and provide your business, guests, and brand reputation.
Denying First Baseless Attempt to Evict Overruled in My Favor and Begins with Maintenance Man where with NO WRIT, NO COURT ORDER, NO NOTICE, and FILING FALSE REPORT TO Police DURING POTUS GUBERNATORIAL CDC MORATORIUM THREE HOURS QUIT OR ARRESTED!
Strengthening its position as the true champion for hoteliers in every segment,
Wyndham Hotel Group hospitality giant with an unparalleled portfolio of more than 8,000 hotels globally -
launched a new independent concept for upper-midscale-and-above hoteliers: The Trademark Hotel Collection.
Trademark is designed for independent entrepreneurs who have built an iconic hotel and are looking to boost its distinctive legacy with unmatched support.
The brand invites hoteliers who operate landmark, 3 - 4 star hotels to maintain their individual spirit while taking advantage of Wyndham’s scale, distribution, services and loyalty program.
HEALTH & SAFETY
In light of COVID-19, what steps is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts taking to help protect guests?
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initiative to put safety first with elevated cleanliness standards, an expanded relationship with Ecolab for EPA-approved disinfectants, and more.
We have also provided the thousands of independently owned and operated franchised hotels in our network and our managed and owned properties worldwide with helpful guidelines and safety information provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) detailing how to identify COVID-19 symptoms and mitigate its transmission.
While our hotels are implementing new health and safety protocols, we cannot guarantee that you won’t be exposed to COVID-19 during your visit.
Exposure to COVID-19 is an inherent risk at any hotel where team members and guests are present.
Ecolab is a global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention technologies and services, and through its science-based approach, it helps enable hotels to consistently achieve the highest cleaning standards.
Delton Smith Richmond Suites Hotel Baton Rouge, LA
O. Delton's Obituary
Services for longtime Shreveport philanthropist and arts patron, Ollie Delton Harrison, Jr., will begin at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 23, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral. A reception will follow in the church parlor.
Delton died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, after a brief illness.
Generous with his entrepreneurial spirit, enthusiasm and clever wit, Delton gave tirelessly to promote education and the arts, primarily in Shreveport, but also in Dallas, New York and Bath, England.
He was beloved by family and friends throughout the world and was famous for hosting them in his home, which was always filled with beautiful art, great food, and his devoted pets.
Delton was born May 22, 1931, to Jennie Moore Lane and Ollie Delton Harrison, who introduced him to the love of travel, especially to New York.
He graduated from C. E. Byrd High School and earned a degree in history from American University in Washington, D.C.
After graduate studies at LSU in Baton Rouge, Delton returned to Shreveport to live and work in the family business, The Harrison Company.
Over the years, he served on the boards of The Shreveport Symphony; The Shreveport Opera where he sang for many years in the chorus; The Shreveport Little Theater; the Shreveport Regional Arts Council, and the Robinson Film Center.
He was a founder of The Shreveport Art Guild and Friends of the Meadows Museum; the Red River Revel Arts Festival, and Les Boutiques de Noel, still a fundraiser for The Shreveport Opera Guild. As lifetime chairman of the Shreveport Branch of the English-Speaking Union, he saw it flourish as the largest chapter in the United States.
He served on the advisory board of Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at LSU Health Sciences and as Chairman of the CHRISTUS Foundation Board. A member of the LSUS Foundation, Delton established the O. Delton Harrison, Jr. Endowed Professorship for the Master of Liberal Arts Program.
At Centenary, Delton served on the Board of Directors and was named an Honorary Alumnus.
In 1997, Delton was named the Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year by the North Louisiana Chapter of the National Society of Fund-Raising Executives.
In 2000, he was named the State of Louisiana’s Arts Patron of the Year and was cited as ‘intrinsic to the arts in Shreveport.”
Six years ago, he was selected as one of the five Louisiana Legends by the Friends of Louisiana Public Broadcasting. A longtime member of the Shreveport Club, Delton was awarded the Club’s Founders Cup in 2009. He was active in the Cotillion Club, reigning as Rex VI.
In Dallas, Delton served on the boards of the Dallas Opera Association and the Dallas Grand Opera.
His bus trips to Dallas for Sunday afternoon opera performances were legendary, often with chances to meet opera greats such as Beverly Sills and Placido Domingo.
Delton was tapped by The Metropolitan Opera and The Metropolitan Museum in New York to serve on their boards. A member of The Metropolitan Club in New York, he became a 50-year-member in 2017. The American Museum in Bath, England, and the Royal Academy in London were also beneficiaries of Delton’s generosity and vision.
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