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Harrah's Proposes Controversial Hotel Plan1 August 2003NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – As reported by the Associated Press: “Harrah's New Orleans Casino wants to build a 450-room hotel behind its parking garage, a plan that would require the demolition of four historically significant 19th-century buildings. “The casino will submit demolition plans Monday to the Historic District Landmarks Commission, which is scheduled to take up the matter Sept. 4. The casino must get a series of approvals from the city and from its parent company in Las Vegas, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. “Permission to have its own hotel, along with a gambling tax cut, was part of the casino's bailout plan that was approved by the Legislature in 2001. “…If approved, the $100 million hotel would open in 2006, said Harrah's General Manager John Payne. “…While the mayor's office is supportive of the plan, the destruction of the historic buildings may bring opposition to the project from activists and competing hotel and motel operators…” |