…They have been assigned to the Judiciary B Committee in the Senate and the Administration of Criminal Justice Committee in the House.
The legislative session begins Monday.
Bills have been filed to potentially allow St Tammany residents to vote on a proposed casino project in Slidell. They have been assigned to the Judiciary B Committee in the Senate and the Administration of Criminal Justice Committee in the House. The bills will have to make it out of those committees and win a floor vote.
St. Tammany voters voted down casino gambling and video poker in 1996 but sentiments may have changed since then.
Pacific Peninsula says it wants to build a 250 million dollar land-based casino and hotel on vacant land near the lake on east side of I-10. The company has promised new jobs and tax revenues for the east end of St Tammany Parish.
