148 million American shoppers are expected to hit the stores Saturday, up from 134 million last year. LSU marketing professor Dan Rice says on this final weekend before the Christmas holiday, retailers do a good job marketing themselves to procrastinators
“Super Saturday” has become the single biggest shopping day of the year.
The Isle of Capri riverboat casino in Lake Charles gets approval from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to expand onto land and shutter their old water-based facility. L-G-C-B Chairman Ronnie Jones says the 112.7 million dollar project is a significant investment for the company even as gaming revenues have stayed flat in Louisiana. He says this shows the Legislature’s decision is paying off.
Capri is just off I-10 west of Lake Charles.
According to AAA a third of the country will be in transit over the holidays, either by plane, trains or automobiles. AAA Spokesperson Don Redman says that’s the most ever predicted in the last twenty years by the association and the majority of travelers will take to the roadways.
Redman says the top three reasons AAA tows during the holidays are flat tires, dead batteries, and lockouts, so have your car checked before you leave and take an extra set of keys.
Former Saints WR Joe Horn pleads guilty to defrauding the NFL and it’s retiree healthcare plan. Horn admitted to engaging in a scheme with 10 other former players to place fraudulent claims against the program in order to rip it off. The defendants admitted to filing 3.4 million dollars’ worth of fraudulent claims to Ciga Health, involving fake invoices for expensive equipment they never received.