August 4, 2021, 8:10 am ·
Opponents of a proposed $325 million casino just outside the Louisiana City of Slidell have renewed their legal effort to block a St. Tammany Parish referendum on whether the parish should host the gambling venue.
In June, Covington-based lawyer Charles Branton and Slidell pastor John Raymond filed a pair of lawsuits seeking to prevent the November 13 casino referendum from taking place.
The lawsuits cited a number of issues related to the ballot from
breaches of Louisiana’s Constitution to violation of parish zoning rules that ban riverboat casinos within a mile of any school, public playground, church, or library.