P2E has also pledged to help construct the long-delayed Slidell ring levee, and use $30 million to build a community athletic and sports center near the casino, should it be authorized.<\/p>\n
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One of the more popular figures in the state of Louisiana — future NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees, who retired last year after a 15-year run with the New Orleans Saints — is one major backer of the Slidell casino. Brees, citing P2E’s pledge to build a state-of-the-art community sports center in Slidell, says parish voters should answer “Yes” to the Camellia Bay Resort ballot question.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“I am proud to support this project [Camellia Bay Resort] and bring more youth sports opportunities to this new complex in eastern St. Tammany Parish. For this to become a reality, all we need is you to vote ‘yes’ on December 11,” the Super Bowl XLIV champion declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The odds have lengthened that voters in Slidell, Louisiana will see a ballot question next month on bringing a casino resort to the area. That’s following a ruling last week in the US First Circuit Court of Appeals. On December 11, voters in St. Tammany Parish are slated to decide if a proposed $325 million […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":192654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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