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MSWIT 50th Anniversary GALA – Tuesday, January 27 – Chateau Estates Country Club
November 29, 2025 |Attention All Current MSWIT Members and MSWIT Alumni! PLEASE SAVE THIS DATE…Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Tickets are on sale now! MSWIT’s 50th Anniversary Gala Join us in celebrating 50 years of MSWIT! Date: January 27, 2026 Time: 6:00 pm Location: Chateau Golf & Country Club, Kenner Details: Cash Bar, Dinner and complimentary champagne until 6:30 pm + surprises! Attire: Cocktail… Read More »
Member Spotlights: (Alphabetical by Last Name)
November 28, 2025 |Member Spotlight: Peggy Benoit Owner True Louisiana Tours LLC Peggy started working in tourism in 1988 at Oak Alley Plantation and spent over a decade there in various positions before taking a job in loan servicing at Whitney Bank. This job was short lived once she realized that tourism was her passion. In 1999 she began… Read More »
First RSVP Request for our Christmas Party Luncheon on Dec 9th at the Rooftop on Basin
November 14, 2025 |MSWIT Members... Get your festive holiday attire ready for our annual MSWIT Christmas Party LUNCHEON on Tuesday, December 9th at the Rooftop on Basin (4th floor of the Basin St. Visitors Center/Brakeman Hotel at 501 Basin St.) (parking options below). This event will sell out so please RSVP early. Reservations are limited to members only until we see if there… Read More »
MSWIT takes a Thanksgiving Break!
October 31, 2025 |The MSWIT Board decided at the beginning of this year that we should not have an official November meeting because the 4th Tuesday falls two days before Thanksgiving and because our December Christmas Party Luncheon on December 9th takes place 14 days later! However, we have a long list of things to do in November and will have a chance… Read More »
msWITCHes Levitated the Halloween Spirit at Destrehan Plantation!
October 30, 2025 |Our first Halloween themed msWITCHes event this past Tuesday was a huge success!! Thanks so much to MSWIT Board Member, Leslie Brewer, who worked so hard to make every detail perfect! Additional thanks to our host, Tracy Smith, Executive Director of Destrehan Plantation and the whole team at Destrehan Plantation. Renee Hawkins, Chef and manager of the new Indigo Cafe (located inside… Read More »
Calling all msWITCHes to our magical October 28th Dinner Meeting at Destrehan Plantation
October 6, 2025 |Get Ready to Cackle, msWITCHes! Grab your broomstick and join us for our msWITCHes dinner on Tuesday, October 28 at Destrehan Plantation inside the Mule Barn. We encourage everyone to come in your favorite Halloween attire to add to the fun...but be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes as there will be an after dark Destrehan Hauntings Tour that you… Read More »
September MSWIT will offer fun and great networking at Coconut Beach in Kenner!
September 4, 2025 |Our MSWIT meeting for Tuesday, September 23 will be under the very cool Pavilion at the Coconut Beach Volleyball Complex on Joe Yenni Blvd. just off of Williams Blvd by the Lake. WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME VERY CASUAL AS THIS WILL BE A FUN NIGHT WITH SOME SURPRISES! This is also the evening that we will be collecting special… Read More »
August 19th MSWIT Dinner at Tujague’s + Parade of Prizes Fundraiser to Benefit Flood Victims in Texas
July 28, 2025 |Our MSWIT “DINNER” meeting for Tuesday, August 19 will be at Tujague’s Restaurant at 429 Decatur. We will be in the fabulous Iris Room on the 2nd floor which can accommodate 64 seats max. We know it will be a sell-out so we encourage you to RSVP early! MSWIT member Shelly Dupuy and the culinary team at Tujague’s have… Read More »
Come enjoy our MSWIT July 22nd Meeting in the earlier/cooler part of the day for a fun BREAKFAST!
July 4, 2025 |MSWIT New Orleans Members… Our MSWIT meeting for Tuesday, July 22nd will be a special summertime BREAKFAST meeting taking place at the Lakeway Marriott Hotel at Causeway and the Lake Pontchartrain in Metairie. MSWIT Member Lori Foret and Catering Manager Tia Sommerville have a wonderful BREAKFAST buffet planned for us! The MSWIT Board wanted this month's speaker to be beneficial… Read More »
Interested in becoming a member of Mid South Women In Tourism?
May 29, 2025 |The MSWIT meeting for the month of June will be our Membership Drive Meeting! If you work in the Greater New Orleans area in Tourism...especially in Sales & Marketing...you DEFINITELY need to consider belonging to Mid South Women In Tourism or better known as MSWIT. We currently have a roster of 170 professional women from across Southeast Louisiana who you… Read More »