Kathy Anderson/The Times-Picayune archive Construction is under way to raise levees at Lake Pontchartrain in Kenner. An Army Corps of Engineers contractor works in September to enlarge a section of Reach 2 levee just west of the Treasure Chest Casino ...

Louisiana casinos won $193 million from gamblers in October, up 2.7 percent from the $188 million won in September, State Police reported Tuesday. But winnings were down about 7 percent from a year ago, when the state's riverboats, slots at the ...