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Big meeting today in Bossier City to talk about plans for bringing another riverboat to the east side of the Red River. If you have an opinion, you might want to know about today's meeting.
The Bossier City council will meet in a special session to listen to the proposal from the gambling company that wants to bring a boat to city-owned property just north of the Boardwalk. Council members have to decide if the city should enter into negotiations with Paradise Casino. The company wants to buy or lease the city land just north of Bass Pro Shop for the boat. Today's meeting starts at 8:30 and is open to the public and comments will be allowed after the presentation from Paradise Casino. If the council approves the plan, Bossier voters would also have to ok it.