Cajundome director Greg Davis retiring after 33 years of service

[cajun_lannister]

The racetrack thing was a shick. Casinos attract people who will stay as an association with event planning. Much easier to market Casino and a concert than racing and a concert, I believe. Besides, GD has been difficult to deal with for years.

Never will happen but Convert the old courthouses DT into a casino Legalize sports gambling imagine the development DT & economic growth

[CajunVic]

Never will happen but Convert the old courthouses DT into a casino Legalize sports gambling imagine the development DT & economic growth

Just like we passed on sports under authement years ago and for a long time, we passed on gambling during the same period. Very unfortunate that both happened. Just think.

[Esqueleto]

Never will happen but Convert the old courthouses DT into a casino Legalize sports gambling imagine the development DT & economic growth

I like the way you think, but legally Harrah's has to be the only non-Indian, land-based casino

[CajunEXPRESS]

I like the way you think, but legally Harrah's has to be the only non-Indian, land-based casino

Vermilion River.

I’d cut a huge bay into it and put in a gigantic boat casino.

[facelessjonmoon]

A Daniel Cormier and Dustin Porrier UFC card would be awesome. Throw in some other legit fighters and it would sellout easily.

That would definitely sell out.

Does sports gambling play into UFC at all? Would that be a barrier to coming to Lafayette?

[CajunRebel]

Vermilion River.

I’d cut a huge bay into it and put in a gigantic boat casino.

I always wondered why no one has ever tried to open up a Casino in Lafayette. I wonder if it has to do with the Vermillion River being too small to navigate?

I want to say they’ve changed the regulations recently so that you don’t actually have to have a riverboat. L‘Auberge in Baton Rouge is definitely not a riverboat.

I always thought the old factory across from Beaver Park would be a great spot to put one.

[zephyr]

A Daniel Cormier and Dustin Porrier UFC card would be awesome. Throw in some other legit fighters and it would sellout easily.

Since Cormier is retiring after his next fight in April, that will likely not happen but getting Poirier would be great. Don't know if the UFC would consider this location but it would be interesting.

[ZoomZoom]

I always wondered why no one has ever tried to open up a Casino in Lafayette. I wonder if it has to do with the Vermillion River being too small to navigate?

I want to say they've changed the regulations recently so that you don't actually have to have a riverboat. L'Auberge in Baton Rouge is definitely not a riverboat.

Wasn't a gambling boat, but remember the "Vermilion Queen" and the dinner cruises on the river? Didn't take long for that to sink,

[CajunRebel]

Since Cormier is retiring after his next fight in April, that will likely not happen but getting Poirier would be great. Don't know if the UFC would consider this location but it would be interesting.

It would be nice but there’s no chance in hell. They’d lose out on an obscene amount of money if they did it here instead of Vegas.

[CajunRebel]

Shreveport region and Acadiana region's population census are very close.

But remember that CenturyLink is the closest concert arena for people who live in places like Nacotiches, Ruston, Monroe, Nacogdoches, Texarkana, and Vicksburg. So I think it is safe to say CenturyLink’s overall market is much larger.

[zephyr]

It would be nice but there’s no chance in hell. They’d lose out on an obscene amount of money if they did it here instead of Vegas.

We would not get a main event type of deal but they do Fight Night events on Fridays or even Saturdays that are not in mainstream locations. They do some stuff in Oklahoma and Missouri.

[cajun_lannister]

We would not get a main event type of deal but they do Fight Night events on Fridays or even Saturdays that are not in mainstream locations. They do some stuff in Oklahoma and Missouri.

Poirier vs Nate Diaz in the CD I would be about that action boss