The Queen Baton Rouge, the city’s first land-based casino, will open to the public at 9 p.m. Aug. 24, casino officials confirmed Thursday.
Work on an $85 million expansion of the facility, formerly known as Hollywood Casino, started in August 2021, but the project was delayed by rising construction costs and the high levels of the Mississippi River. Because the casino is close to the levee, work can’t go on when the river is over a certain height…
The casino complex’s footprint will grow from 62,000 square feet to more than 100,000 square feet. About 33,000 square feet are being added to the casino atrium by turning the valet parking area into indoor space.
