Louisiana casino operators would like to build bigger entertainment venues, but for that to happen there needs to be a change in the legislation so they can build over land and not just water. Executive director of the Louisiana Casino Association Wade Duty….
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Legislation could be filed this year that would allow the 15 licensed “Riverboat Casinos” to move their gambling operations to land.

The state has entered negotiations to purchase land near Thibodaux to relocate residents from an island that’s disappearaning as result of the rising sea level. The residents who live there are members of the Biloxi-Chitmacha-Choctaw tribe. Division of Administration spokesperson Jacques Berry….
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Berry says there are about 100 residents left on the island.
A study out of MIT shows that drivers who tailgate are actually causing traffic delays and lengthening commutes during peak hours…:
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As the LSU football team continues preparations for the Citrus Bowl against Notre Dame on New Years Day, players had a special visitor attend practice on Tuesday afternoon. Governor John Bel Edwards talked to The Tigers prior to workouts, and even joined in on a few plays…:
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LSU has two more practices in Baton Rouge before heading to Orlando. The Fighting Irish arrived in Florida yesterday.