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City Council Sues Over Casino Development Delays

NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans City Council on Friday sued Harrah's New Orleans Casino over planned development of the casino's second-floor restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

Under terms of Harrah's lease, the city and the casino are to split the net operating income made on the 130,000-square-foot second floor. Because the second floor hasn't been developed yet, the city hasn't made any money from it.

"Harrah's has spun this lease like a roulette wheel," Russ Herman, a City Council lawyer, said. "They just delay and delay and delay."

"Our citizens are demanding better streets, increased police protection, and there are other needs of the city that are critical, and there's not an income stream from the second floor," he said.

Harrah's said it would review the matter but declined to comment on the lawsuit.

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