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It could. And has been. But even though there’s no concrete development application pending, that’s not stopped at least two developers from moving forward with the preliminary process to have the ground ready should a major distribution facility decide to set up shop locally. “We believe very strongly that at some point a major distribution will come to Shreveport,” Metropolitan Planning Commission Executive Director Alan Clarke said Tuesday. “Both of these are good possibilities.” Amazon does not have a current application pending; however, there have been at l...

SHREVEPORT, La. – Could an Amazon distribution center – or any other retail distribution center – be on the horizon for the Shreveport area?

%%excerpt%% The Louisiana gaming industy lost nearly $1 billion in revenue compared to the previous year and shed thousands of jobs.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced that it awarded more than $145,000 to non-profit organizations across the country in the Company’s annual holiday competition, “Wreaths of Hope.” More than 135 non-profit organizations participated in the 2020 competition, decorating wreaths that were displayed online and at Boyd Gaming properties nationwide. A total of 18 Boyd Gaming destinations participated in Wreaths of Hope in Nevada, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Pennsylvania. Winners were decided directly by Boyd ...

Former Jockey Bourque Dies Of Cancer At 67 Sponsored by: Kenny Bourque Photo courtesy Tiffany Bourque Former jockey Kenneth “Chopper” Bourque passed away in Taylorsville, Ky. on Tuesday at the age of 67, according to Daily Racing Form. The cause of his death was cancer, according to Bourque's son. Bourque was born in Erath, La. and got his start as a jockey by riding bush races around south central Louisiana. He went on to win his first official race in 1969 at Evangeline Downs. He eventually moved to the East Coast in further pursuit of his career at Charles Town, where he on...