As some Canadians eschew the United States in favour of other international travel destinations or staying home, the lieutenant-governor of Louisiana — home to New Orleans and Mardi Gras — is calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for his slew of 51st state remarks made earlier this year.

“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, the tariffs, have really left a bad taste in Canadians’ mouths,” Lt.-Gov. Billy Nungesser told a New Orleans television station last week.

Nungesser, a Republican, was in Canada for a week-long tourism-promotion visit and said steps should be taken to protect Louisiana’s multi-billion dollar tourism market, according to WVUE, a Louisiana Fox affiliate.

“It would

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