The betting odds make lengthened that voters in Slidell, Pelican State will ensure a ballot call into question next month on bringing a cassino resort to the area. That’s following a ruling in conclusion hebdomad inward the US First Circuit Margaret Court of Appeals.

On Dec 11, voters inward St. Tammany Parish are slated to settle if a proposed $325 jillion cassino composite dubbed Camellia Bay Resort on the Lakeshore Marina testament live authorized. But a sound repugn of the ballot interrogation thought-provoking the validity of asking parish voters to legitimate commercial message play at a bingle situation — as opposed to parish-wide — is threatening whether that vote occurs.

In a 4-1 decision, the First Circuit in Baton Rouge ruled that the gambling casino cause should be dictated before — non after — St. Tammany Parish voters librate in on the issue.

The current ballot interrogation reads:

Shall gaming trading operations authorized past the LA Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Control Act live authorized in St. Tammany Parish … on portions of Lake Pontchartrain that are portion of the Lakeshore Marina, situated south and due east of Interstate 10, Exit 261?”

Timing Critical

The First Circuit’s ruling is a devastating bump to Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E). That’s the California-based casino operator that is seeking permission to relocate its Pelican State gaming licence from Bossier City to Lake Pontchartrain. P2E for good closed in(p) its DiamondJacks Casino amid the pandemic.

Judge Gospel According to John Keller inward the 22nd Judicial District Court in Oct ruled that piece the casino lawsuit has merit, the Dec balloting could proceed. Helen Adams Keller well-grounded that a voting would non cause irreparable harm to the plaintiffs, which are led by Slidell pastor John the Evangelist Raymond and his attorney, Charles River Branton.

Appealing to the First Circuit on Raymond’s behalf, Branton argued that the vote is unconstitutional, and thus warrants immediate surcease of the ballot process. A bulk of First Circuit judges ruled that the take exception is warranted to drama out prior to the December 11 vote.

That, of course, makes timing to the highest degree difficult. Attorneys on both sides are scrambling to potentially therapeutic the complaint. Keller plans to gather with Branton and P2E attorneys tomorrow.

“Our head was non to oppose the outcome of the election. If the people require the total parish chess opening upwards [gambling] … they can. We’re not fighting the outcome, but the appendage that led to an election, (which) we matt-up was unconstitutional,” Raymond told The New Orleans Advocate.

Casino Campaign Touchdown

P2E is on a marketing blitzkrieg inwards an elbow grease to court over parish voters into supporting its Slidell gambling casino pitch. The keep company says the region would do good greatly past way of 1,700 lasting jobs and as practically as $9 jillion each year in local gaming revenue enhancement revenue.

P2E has also pledged to facilitate construct the long-delayed Slidell halo levee, and utilization $30 1000000 to build a community of interests athletic and sports center near the casino, should it be authorized.

One of the more pop figures inward the nation of Pelican State — hereafter NFL Granville Stanley Hall of Fame quarterback John Drew Brees, who retired lowest year after a 15-year run with the New Orleans Saints — is ace major backer of the Slidell casino. Brees, citing P2E’s plight to establish a state-of-the-art community of interests sports center in Slidell, says parish voters should answer “Yes” to the Camellia Bay Resort ballot question.

“I am proud to support this cast [Camellia Bay Resort] and land more juvenility sports opportunities to this young complex inwards eastern St. Tammany Parish. For this to become a reality, all we need is you to voting ‘yes’ on Dec 11,” the Super Bowl XLIV fighter declared.

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