Social Inclusion

The Northshore is dedicated to welcoming individuals and groups of all backgrounds and abilities.

The Northshore is for Everyone

As an organization founded with the vision to establish St. Tammany Parish as a premier travel destination, Visit The Northshore is committed to promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for everyone, and believe everyone should have equal opportunities and access to services, regardless of racial/ethnic background, ability, neurodiversity, body size, language, socioeconomic status, citizenship, land of origin, faith, religious, and/or spiritual affiliation, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age or marital status.

Visit The Northshore is dedicated to welcoming individuals and groups of all backgrounds and abilities in its internal and external approaches to sales, marketing, communications, media relations, administration, recruitment, and community engagement.

We’ve made strides, and we’re committed to keep improving. We are committed to listening, learning and growing to ensure that we’re contributing to a community that’s safe, welcoming and representative of all locals and visitors. To help visitors discover the joy of everyday life in St. Tammany Parish, we seek out a diverse mix of industry partners, vendors and photography subjects who are representative of the diversity in our local communities to tell stories that resonate.

We aim to create opportunities for advancement in a diverse hospitality industry and are committed to broadening awareness internally to make a more fulfilling place to work while enhancing engagement with those who visit. Each member of our team has completed diversity training and certification by Travel Unity. We utilize the Destinations International Social Inclusion Assessment Tool. We have established a guest blogger program that is inclusive of more voices. All senior leadership positions are held by women, and we are working with industry groups on ways to diversify our board and committees.