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bought a fifty percent interest in the track from B. I. Moody for $ 15 million. They bought the remaining half several months later from
William Trotter for another $ 15 million, plus 0.5% of slot revenues for the first ten years. Peninsula carried out the move to Opelousas, opening a casino at the
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Louisiana Racing Commission threatened to shut down the track. Evangeline Downs was forced to file for
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On April 28, 1966, Evangeline Downs opened for business in its original location along U.S. Highway 167 (also known as the
Evangeline Thruway, and today as Interstate Highway 49) at Carencro, Louisiana, just north of the city limits of
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machines in 1992. In a 1996 election, Lafayette Parish voters enacted a parish-wide ban on video poker. As a result, the track made plans to move to St. Landry Parish, whose voters had rejected a similar ban.
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won his first-ever stakes race at
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racing. The original track opened on April 28, 1966 at
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Tourist attractions in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
197:. Of the top ten, Evangeline Downs was ranked #6.
424:. Baton Rouge, LA: via NewsBank. January 16, 1997.
465:"With sale, Evangeline Downs poised for big move"
335:. Baton Rouge, LA: via NewsBank. October 11, 1986
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545:. November 20, 2012
225:Notable horse races
129:Carencro, Louisiana
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16:Casino in Louisiana
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258:Eddie Delahoussaye
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693:Jokers Wild
633:Boyd Gaming
278:Ray Sibille
266:Mark Guidry
184:Boyd Gaming
171:video poker
121:flat racing
114:Boyd Gaming
73:Date opened
67:Boyd Gaming
36:Casino type
932:Categories
905:92°03′37″W
902:30°31′34″N
852:Par-A-Dice
750:Diamond Jo
708:Sam's Town
698:Gold Coast
647:California
549:2012-11-20
524:2012-05-17
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311:2012-05-17
284:References
235:John Henry
233:inductee,
807:IP Casino
764:Louisiana
734:Blue Chip
543:Vegas Inc
110:Opelousas
102:racetrack
868:Previous
729:Belterra
713:Suncoast
688:Eldorado
149:Ted Haik
63:Owned by
53:Location
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703:Orleans
678:Cannery
673:Aliante
652:Fremont
135:History
213:Boxing
208:Sports
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