The State's approved maximum lodging rates vary by location. If you are attending a conference, slightly higher maximum rates are allowed (see rates below). Itemized, original hotel receipts are always required.

To claim conference lodging rates, you must stay at the actual conference hotel or the conference overflow hotel. Attach a conference registration brochure or a formal agenda which shows the host hotel name to the Travel Voucher.

Employees may be allowed to exceed the maximum lodging rates, as listed below, for either normal or conference regulations by up to 25% on a case-by-case basis with prior written approval by the traveler’s direct supervisor or the person with fiscal responsibility for the funds. Justification must be stated on the Authorization to Travel Form. (e.g., proximity to meeting place, cost-effectiveness of alternative options.) For more details on lodging, see LSU System Travel Guide PM-13.

The actual pre-tax room and conference room rates should not exceed: