Two men are in jail and a 91-year-old World War II veteran is in the hospital following a robbery and beating at a downtown casino. Shreveport police say the pair followed the victim to a restroom where they attacked him and stole part of his jackpot winnings.
As work on Shreveport-Bossier's newest casino nears completion, state and local officials are pushing for more tourists to come to Louisiana and to come here to Shreveport-Bossier.
Fat Tuesday took on a whole new meaning earlier this week at a Florida casino, where gamblers were given a dime in slot machine credits for every pound they weighed.
The tourism industry remained a very strong industry for Shreveport-Bossier in 2010. The most recent Smith Travel Research Report indicates the sister cities led all other Louisiana cities in hotel occupancy for the second consecutive year.