The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians is asking Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D) to sign a Class III gaming compact.
The tribe wants to open a casino on land in Grant Parish. The Bureau of Indian Affairs took the land into trust for non-gaming purposes.
Blanco says she is opposed to any expansion of gaming. But the tribe says she can't legally refuse, since three other tribes in the state have compacts.
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Jena band proposes Grant Parish casino to Blanco
(Louisiana Gannett News 4/22)
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Jena Band asks Louisiana governor for compact
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