Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana Celebrates Construction Milestone In Bossier City

Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana is celebrating an impressive construction milestone in Bossier City. The Cordish Companies hosted a topping off ceremony Wednesday, July 17 at 11 a.m. to celebrate the final beam being placed atop the first land-based casino in the Shreveport-Bossier area.

Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana will become the first land-based casino in northern Louisiana

Hundreds of people attended the event to show their support. Gamblers were eager to see the progress made, with Bossier City getting closer to becoming the home of the first land-based casino in north Louisiana.

“Having a celebration, not necessarily a halfway mark of the construction. [However], it certainly puts us into the home stretch of construction,” Executive Vice President of Cordish Gaming Group Joe Billhimer said.

Of course, the new casino is expected to bring more than $35 million to Bossier City and create 1,500 jobs. In fact, this will include 750 new construction jobs and around 750 permanent positions.

“All of these construction jobs that are happening right now as we speak, well over 750 of those, and then another 750 permanent jobs that are going to be here with this location,” Bossier Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Lisa Johnson said.

Building will feature more than 47,000 square feet of gaming space, over 1,000 slot machines, and 550 hotel rooms

Furthermore, Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana is expected to be complete in early 2025. The property will feature more than 47,000 square feet of gaming space, over 1,000 slot machines, and 550 hotel rooms and suites.

Additionally, it will provide a fitness center, resort pool, 25,000 square-feet of event and convention space, and 30,000 square-feet of restaurant, bar, and entertainment venues.

“Excitement for the city, excitement for the area, excitement for the ArkLaTex, excitement for the whole state. This is going to be a destination for people to come all the time,” Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler said.

According to the website, the Cordish Companies’ origins date back to 1910 and encompass four generations of privately-held, family ownership. The Live! brand welcomes over 55 million visitors per year.

Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland is the dominant gaming destination in its region, attracting over 10 million visitors annually. Plus, Live! Casino Pittsburgh is a $150 million first-class gaming and entertainment destination.

Moreover, other casinos include Hard Rock Casino & Hotel Hollywood, FL, Hard Rock Casino & Hotel Tampa, FL, and Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.