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City and state lawmakers on Thursday passed measures to ensure the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots remains what it has been ...
With the future of horse racing at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in doubt, the New Orleans City Council on Thursday is ...
NEW ORLEANS — Horse racing has been held at the New Orleans Fair Grounds in the Gentilly neighborhood for more than 150 years ...
The geographic footprint of horse racing is shrinking. That could be taken one step further as Churchill Downs Inc. sets the ...
WDSU INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CASSIE SCHERM IS AT CITY HALL. CASSIE. COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TELLING YOU THAT THIS IS A STEP TO PROTECT THE TRACK’S LEGACY. THAT’S RIGHT. SO BASICALLY THIS THIS HAS BEEN IN ...
Attempts to secure legislative relief after losing historical horse racing revenue were rebuffed by Louisiana politicians ...
Amendment to Senate Bill designates New Orleans track as "historic site," says "demolition, structural alteration, sale or ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Churchill Downs Inc. is moving to shut down Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans — one of the oldest racetracks in America and the cornerstone of Louisiana horse racing — ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The parent company of ... an attorney representing Churchill Downs Incorporated, said at an emergency meeting of the Louisiana Racing Commission. “But everyone in this ...
Churchill Downs Incorporated officials informed the Louisiana State Racing Commission Monday it intends “to begin the next ...
NEW ORLEANS — The owner of the New Orleans Fair Grounds is threatening to cancel the upcoming horse racing season. An attorney for Churchill Downs told the Louisiana Racing Commission that "the ...
(WAVE) - While we all know Churchill Downs ... to the new Starting Gates Suites. “This used to be a big industrial looking parking lot.” Carstanjen gave WAVE the first look at the new Starting Gate ...