Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana, the first land-based casino in the Shreveport-Bossier market, recently topped off. The $270+ project will serve as a regional destination for world-class gaming, dining, entertainment, and hotel amenities.
Located along the scenic Red River in Bossier City, directly across from Shreveport, the venue will feature more than 47,000 sf of gaming space; 1,000+ slots and electronic table games; 40+ live action table games; a sportsbook; an upscale 550-room hotel, resort pool and fitness center; a 25,000 sf multi-purpose event center for top name entertainment, meetings, conventions, non-profit and social gatherings. Also included in the program is a 31-site RV park with concrete pads and full hook-ups; structured and surface parking; and 30,000 sf of best-in-class dining and entertainment venues with new food and beverage outlets.
The project, scheduled to open in Q1 2025, is projected to generate more than $35 million in gaming tax revenues for Bossier City and more than $168 million for the State of Louisiana within its first five years of operation. The casino will create about 1,500 new jobs including 750 new construction jobs and about 750 permanent jobs for local and regional residents.
Ridotto Grand Café, located adjacent to the hotel lobby, will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Influenced by its namesake, “Il Ridotto” of Venice, the first gambling establishment in Europe, the menu will serve Italian specialties with a Venetian flair.
Another restaurant, The Prime Rib, is renowned for luxurious fine dining in an environment of timeless sophistication and has garnered numerous accolades, including being ranked as a Top 10 Best Casino Restaurant by USA Today Readers’ Choice Awards in both 2022 and 2023. The family-owned restaurant has also consistently been rated number 1 by Zagat in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, including at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, and Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia in the Stadium District.
The project will also include Sports & Social, a sports bar and restaurant renowned for its immersive atmosphere, PBR Cowboy Bar, an authentic country western experience combining “cowboy cool” with top-notch hospitality and entertainment featuring a mechanical bull, and Luk Fu, a vibrant Asian themed restaurant featuring traditional flavors of Southeast Asia.
On the project team:
Owner and/or developer: LRGC Gaming Investors, LLC, an affiliate of The Cordish Companies
Design architect: KdG, a Division of Shive-Hattery
MEP engineer: M/E Engineering, P.C.
Structural engineer: GPLA, Inc.
General contractor/construction manager: AnderCorp
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