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Harrah's promises 500 new jobs from planned expansion, but key lawmaker has doubts

Source: theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_d344aa70-44cb-11e8-a466-3fc251b5e347.html - Apr 23, 2018

House Speaker Taylor Barras is pushing the Legislature to approve a 30-year, no-bid extension to Harrah’s exclusive contract to operate a casino in New Orleans with the promise that the casino will invest $350 million and create new jobs and additional tax revenue for the state and city.

But whether the investment will generate a net increase in jobs is unclear.

Harrah’s officials say they would create 500 full-time jobs by building a new 340-room hotel and adding a food court and nightclub at the casino at the foot of Canal Street.

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