NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Hospitality is arguably the biggest selling point for New Orleans and Louisiana but Louisiana’s lieutenant governor says Canadian travelers are showing hesitation about visiting New Orleans and the state after comments by President Donald Trump strained relations with the U.S.’s northern neighbor.

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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, R-La., said during a weeklong tourism promotion trip in Canada that he has encountered strong pushback tied to Trump’s remarks earlier this year suggesting Canada could become the “51st state” and his calls for new tariffs.

“I don’t realize what the impact has been until I got here, but the pushback from the president’s comments about the 51st state, t

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