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• West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office looking for suspect in vehicle burglary

  July 9, 2024 10:18 AM

  PORT ALLEN— West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputies are looking for a man caught on camera stealing from a car on July Fourth. Deputies released pictures of an unidentified Black male exiting a casino in Port Allen and then entering a car that was not his. Anyone who recognizes... more »

• BRPD searching for two people involved in fraud investigation

  May 31, 2024 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department is attempting to identify two people wanted in a fraud investigation. BRPD's Financial Crimes Division provided two pictures of the individuals. They appear to be security footage from a casino. more »

• Queen Baton Rouge welcomes guests after completing transformation Play Video

  August 25, 2023 12:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The new Queen Baton Rouge casino opened its doors Thursday evening, showing off a transformation two years in the making. The former Hollywood Casino welcomed special guests to a preview event, then went public at 9 p.m. More than 1,000 people were there to see the... more »

• ESPN gaming deal will bring change to L'Auberge

  August 8, 2023 6:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Just months after it opened under the "Barstool" brand, the sportsbook at L'Auberge in Baton Rouge will be rebranding under one of the biggest names in broadcasting: ESPN. On Tuesday, the network and PENN Entertainment -- which owns L'Auberge -- announced an agreement to launch "ESPN... more »

• Belle of Baton Rouge plans to move ashore with $35 million project

  September 15, 2022 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Belle of Baton Rouge will move onto land following a vote by the state Gaming Control Board to approve the idea. The project will cost $35 million and is expected to be done by April 2024. There will be a 16,500-square-foot gaming floor in... more »

• Man accused of attempting to rob 80-year-old at L'Auberge Casino

  December 7, 2021 9:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies have arrested a man in connection with a November 22 attempted robbery at L'Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge. According to deputies with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office (EBRSO), an 80-year-old man was leaving the casino on a Monday night around 8 p.m.... more »

• Casino-goers waste no time placing bets as L'Auberge sportsbook opens Play Video

  November 1, 2021 10:27 PM

  Baton Rouge - Champagne, a ribbon-cutting, and steady lines of eager gamblers marked the opening of L'Auberge's sportsbook Monday afternoon. The casino was one of four to be granted its sports betting license Friday. Former LSU quarterback Rohan Davey placed the first official bet, a three-team parlay, choosing... more »

• After heated debate, St. Tammany Parish Council backs putting casino project on fall ballot

  July 1, 2021 4:45 AM

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH - A controversial proposed casino development that has divided St. Tammany Parish is one step closer to becoming a reality, according to nola.com . The proposed project revolves around Pacific Peninsula Entertainment's (P2E) request to construct a $325 million casino resort near Lake Pontchartrain and the... more »

• Sheriff: Body found in submerged vehicle along I-10 confirmed as missing La. woman

  June 25, 2021 3:37 PM

  WAVELAND, Miss. - Sheriff's deputies discovered a body inside a submerged vehicle belonging to a missing woman Friday. The car was found along I-10 near the Louisiana-Mississippi state line. Authorities have confirmed the body found in the vehicle is missing Louisiana woman, Courtney Johnson. Deputies were searching waters... more »

• Man charged with two felonies after shooting gun in front of a Port Allen casino

  April 17, 2021 3:34 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Police have arrested a man for an alleged shooting attempt at a casino. Kewondrick Hays, 22, was charged on Saturday with two felonies for the incident at Wild Fire Casino . The original report released by the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office suggested Hayes opened... more »

• L'Auberge Casino expected to layoff over 100 employees

  July 5, 2020 6:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - L’Auberge Baton Rouge is set to lay off 161 workers. The company has reported this to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, as the state's casinos struggle to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic . L'Auberge also reported it will lay off 441 workers at its Lake Charles... more »

• L'Auberge Casino set to open its doors on Monday

  May 15, 2020 2:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - With Phase One of the reopening of the state beginning on Friday a lot of businesses are opening back up. Even though businesses like the mall and casinos are reopening they will not be able to operate their facility at 100%. L’Auberge Casino will reopen... more »

• Mississippi casinos plan for sports betting in a month; One opens smoke-free house

  June 21, 2018 5:38 PM

  GULFPORT, Mississippi – Casinos are buying-in to a wave of smoke-free initiatives ahead of an expansion into sports betting in Mississippi. Most recently, Island View Casino Resort opened an entirely non-smoking gaming area. The 43,000-square-foot casino welcomed gamblers Thursday. The new casino is part of the facility’s overall 126,000-square-feet... more »

• Riverboat gambling considered for rural Tangipahoa River

  February 2, 2018 4:45 PM

  HAMMOND – It could be an unprecedented boom for the usually quiet Tangipahoa Parish – a riverboat casino seconds from a major interstate. It's a reality gaming company Peninsula Pacific is toying with. The company could move its license from a struggling riverboat in the Shreveport area to the... more »

• How a man from Baton Rouge turned his duck hunt into a $2 million jackpot

  January 24, 2018 6:56 PM

  NATCHEZ – A man from Baton Rouge won a $2 million jackpot in a last-minute bet at a Mississippi casino recently, the Natchez newspaper reported Wednesday. Terry Hill won while playing a progressive slot machine at the Magnolia Bluffs Casino Tuesday. Hill won after playing $34. “I don't... more »

• Carbon dioxide leak on gaming riverboat sickens 1 Friday

  November 10, 2017 3:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Firefighters worked to contain a slow leak of carbon dioxide from an area inside the belly of a casino riverboat along the river Friday. Emergency responders were called to reports of a situation on the casino boat at the Belle of Baton Rouge around lunch Friday.... more »

• Old riverboat to float down MS River, become jazz joint in New Orleans

  October 31, 2017 2:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A rare sight will soon pass – more like float – along the levee and down the river. A shuttered casino riverboat will be sent from Evansville, Indiana, to New Orleans. The boat will eventually be a floating jazz club and restaurant paying homage to Louis... more »

• LSP Gaming Troopers investigates casino craps theft scheme

  August 18, 2017 12:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Investigators with the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement Division arrested a man suspected of cheating a Baton Rouge area casino out of approximately $56,000, and have secured warrants for two other men suspected in the scheme. The arrest and warrants are part of an investigation into... more »

• L'Auberge resorts awarded AAA Four Diamond rating

  March 1, 2017 7:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The L'Auberge Casino & Hotel in Baton Rouge and the L'Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles have been awarded the AAA Four Diamond rating,ranking them among the nation's elite hotels. The rating has been awarded to only 5.9 percent of the 28,000 hotels approved by the... more »

• Man pulls fire alarm at L'auberge Casino Hotel

  February 13, 2017 6:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A man was arrested after he deliberately pulled a fire alarm and ran from security at L'auberge Casino Hotel in January. According to an investigator, 29-year-old Marvin Charles Wink pulled a fire alarm after he was told he had to leave the casino for a security training... more »

• Woman arrested for stealing purse in casino parking lot, tries to flee

  February 10, 2017 5:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A woman was arrested for stealing a purse while at the Belle of Baton Rouge casino and trying to flee from arresting officers in her car. Karisa Jones, 34, was arrested on charges of burglary, resistance, resistance by force or violence and aggravated escape. On... more »

• Firefighters respond to trash fire near L'Auberge Casino Play Video

  February 3, 2017 11:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters responded to a fire on River Road right outside of Baton Rouge city limits. The fire occurred at a recycling center on the 12000 block of River Road, close to the L'Auberge Hotel & Casino. Here's another shot of the fire on River... more »

• Two suspects wanted in Amite gas station casino armed robbery Play Video

  December 27, 2016 9:26 PM

  AMITE - Authorities are looking for two suspects who robbed a gas station casino at gunpoint last Thursday. According to the St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office, on Dec. 22 around 8:18 p.m., officials received a report of a robbery at the Tall Timbers Casino on Hwy 16 in Amite.... more »

• Two wanted for truck stop casino robbery in St. Helena Parish

  December 23, 2016 2:53 PM

  AMITE CITY – Deputies in St. Helena Parish say two men are wanted for robbing a casino at gunpoint Thursday night. The incident happened around 8:18 p.m. at Tall Timbers Truck Stop on Highway 16 near Amite City. Investigators say two armed suspects entered the casino fully masked and... more »

• Four men arrested for $13k casino theft scheme

  September 28, 2016 9:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Investigators with the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement Division arrested four men suspected of a theft scheme that left an area casino out of $13,000. The arrests were the result of an investigation into a group who were manipulating the roulette game to steal casino chips.... more »

• Man accused of watching woman in restroom at Belle of BR Casino

  June 10, 2016 11:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Troopers said they arrested a man at The Belle of Baton Rouge Casino after he was accused of watching women use the restroom located on the second deck of the riverboat. 26-year-old Christopher Riley was taken into custody in connection with an August 2014 incident on... more »

• Person detained following bomb threat at State Capitol Play Video

  May 16, 2016 7:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE- One person is in custody following bomb threats Monday evening at the State Capitol and Hollywood Casino in downtown Baton Rouge, State Police say. A bomb threat was called into the State Capitol just before 6:30 p.m. Minutes later, a similar threat was called into the Hollywood... more »

• Metro Council to vote on smoking ban Wednesday

  April 13, 2016 9:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The Metro Council is set to discuss a proposal that would ban smoking in all business around the capital city. The idea was pitched by Smoke Free Baton Rouge, an anti-smoking campaign. It started out as a plan to ban smoking in bars and casinos around Baton Rouge,... more »

• Police say no foul play after body found near casino

  January 29, 2016 10:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said they do not suspect foul play after a body was found Friday morning along the Mississippi River near the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the body was found along the river's embankment between the casino and the base of the... more »

• Victims: Amateur mugged them at casino

  December 23, 2015 9:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies arrested a 19-year-old on armed robbery charges after two people were mugged at the L'Auberge casino. Ari Thompson was booked Tuesday. Deputies said he confessed to one of the attacks but said an acquaintance was responsible for the second, though deputies charged him with... more »

• New Year's Celebrations abound Play Video

  December 31, 2013 6:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE- As 2014 approaches, several establishments are preparing to ring in the new year in style. L'auberge Casino is prepping more than 3,000 desserts for their event this evening, including a special cake made with gold dust. "I wanted to go back to the 1950's kind of... more »