The Louisiana Gaming Control Board approves plans for Lake Charles based Isle of Capri riverboat casino to move on land, the first facility to make the jump 18 months after the Legislature ok’d such moves. The plan is to shutter the riverboat and build a 112.7 million dollar facility right nearby. L-G-C-B Chairman Ronnie Jones says the plan is a major expansion in food offerings…
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 be prepared to pay more at the pump this year if you’re traveling by car.
Redman says gas prices should drop going into the New Year.
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The National Retail Federation estimates nearly 148-million U-S consumers will shop on super Saturday. That’s up from 134-million last year. SU marketing professor Dan Rice says there are some good deals to be had in the final shopping days before Christmas. But he says do a little research beforehand to make sure you are truly getting a great deal…
St Tammany Parish is about to see major job growth. Medline Industries will build a distribution center that will create more than 460 new jobs near Covington. Economic Development Secretary Pierson says a strong workforce for companies to draw from and Interstates 12 and 55 near the area make the location very attractive for industry.
Also in St Tammany, Ampirical, is expected to create 400 new jobs over the next decade with an average salary of $85-thousand, as they construction corporate headquarters in the parish.