Holy Golden Nugget Batman!!!!

June travels took us to 41 casino facilities, four Indian mound sites, one museum and…Cafe du Monde, all in Louisiana and Mississippi.  Of course, among all of the casino and racino facilities and operations, a few stood out as exceptional.  

Looking toward the Golden Nugget from the pool deck at L'Auberge.

We viewed the New Golden Nugget Casino Hotel Resort at Lake Charles, Louisiana from the pool area of the fabulous L’Auberge Casino Hotel Resort, Louisiana’s largest casino gaming revenue producer.

The Golden Nugget is in the final stages of construction, scheduled to open this fall. 

The parent company of the Golden Nugget, Landry’s Inc., also owns the Golden Nugget in Biloxi, Mississippi. The Biloxi facility was purchased from the Isle of Capri in 2012 and recently completed a $100 Million "transformation project” (their words). Tilman Fertitta is the sole owner, Chairman and CEO of Landry’s Inc. When you visit Biloxi be sure to visit this great “transformed” facility.

Our final word, put the two Golden Nugget facilities and the two L’Auberge facilities on your “must see” list.  And KUDOS to Tilman Fertitta for making a significant entry into the Southeastern casino/racino market. 

The L’Auberge at Lake Charles also has a sister site in Baton Rouge.  This is a fourth “must see” site. Again, it’s fabulous.  The L’Auberge facilities are owned and operated by the Wall Street-based Pinnacle Entertainment.  Pinnacle also owns three other sites in the Southeast: The Ameristar in Vicksburg, Mississippi; Boomtown in Bossier City, Louisiana; and Boomtown in Harvey, Louisiana (New Orleans area).