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October 4th, 2008
— Oct. 5, 2008: A casino-bound charter bus from Sacramento, Calif., crashes near Williams, Calif., killing eight people. — Aug. 11, 2008: A shuttle bus swerves off a freeway near Las Vegas and slams into the center divider, injuring 29 casino and ...
October 9th, 2008
But gains are expected both years in the Baton Rouge, Houma, Lafayette and Lake Charles regions. Baton Rouge is forecast to add 9,200 jobs during the next two years, Lafayette is expected to add 6,000, Houma is on tap for 4,200 new jobs and Lake ...
October 8th, 2008
2009: Adds 1,300 jobs. 2010: Adds 28,400 jobs. Alexandria 2009: No change. 2010: Adds 800 jobs. Potential strengths: Fort Polk, site of possible military expansions; 350 more employees at the Pollock federal prison; highway construction projects ...
October 7th, 2008
Mayor Kip Holden says Baker developer Ted Hicks was behind the campaign of the three challengers he easily defeated in Saturday's election. During an interview this morning on WRKF-FM's The Jim Engster Show Holden said Hicks got Wayne Carter, Dan ...
September 18th, 2008
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. said Thursday its Lake Charles, La., casino has reopened after temporarily closing for Hurricane Ike. The storm pummeled the Gulf Coast region over the weekend, with its death toll in the U.S. currently at 51. The gaming ...
September 12th, 2008
ST. LOUIS - Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. said Monday it plans to reopen its Lake Charles, La., casino after it was temporarily closed for Hurricane Ike. The St. Louis-based casino operator said it is still assessing the situation, but has yet to see ...
September 15th, 2008
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. said Monday its Lake Charles, La., casino and hotel incurred minimal damage from Hurricane Ike. The Las Vegas-based casino operator temporarily closed the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort on Saturday in anticipation of the ...
September 27th, 2008
The casino industry and the general business community have long disagreed on how to subsidize Nevada's multibillion-dollar biennial budget.. ... Las Vegas' business and legal elite gathered Sept. 18 at the Springs Preserve to honor the nonprofit ...
September 30th, 2008
NEW YORK - Shares of casino operators mostly fell during the quarter as consumers increasingly tightened their spending in light of worsening economic and credit conditions. Casino operators are struggling to keep an influx of customers as Americans ...
September 11th, 2008
Isle of Capri Casinos has closed its casino in Lake Charles, La., in advance of Hurricane Ike, the Creve Coeur-based company said late Tuesday night. The casino is located near the Texas-Louisiana line, not far from where the hurricane is expected to ...
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