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COULD THERE BE A CHANGE COMING
COULD THERE BE A CHANGE COMING
TO MID-CITY? MULTIPLE REPORTS
SAY THE OWNERS OF THE NEW
ORLEANS FAIR GROUNDS IS LOOKING
TO SELL THE PROPERTY THAT ISN'T
JUST USED FOR RACING
BUT ALSO JAZZ FEST. WDSU'S
LATONYA NORTON HAS MORE .
RENEE DODSON'S LIVED NEAR THE
FAIRGROUNDS FOR 25 YEARS... SHE
SAYS HER NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGED A
LOT SINCE WITH SLOT
MACHINES WERE INSTALLED...
"There's a lot of foot traffic.
There's a lot more crime.
That's open 24/7." AND SHE SAYS
THE FACILITY IS LONG OVERDUE FOR
UPGRADES.
"The infield screen where you
would view a raced if you're in
the stand. It's been broken for
years. churchill downs has not
fixed that."
IN FACT, IT'S BEEN WIDELY
REPORTED THAT THE KENTUCKY
BASED CHURCHILL DOWNS IS SELLING
THE PROPERTY IT PURCHASED FOR
70 MILLION DOLLARS BACK IN FOR
125 MILLION ... MONTHS AGO
LOUISIANA LAW MAKERS PRESSURED
TO COMPANY TO FIX THE
FACILTY.... THE COMPANY AGREED
TO THE TUNE OF 1-MLLION
DOLLARS.... IN TURF REPAIRS, A
NEW JUMBO TRON, AND MORE.
"They're even hiring new
employees, addition live
tellers, fantastic. The
repaired the turf, the back
side repairs are 85 percent
complete which is fantastic,
they're even painting all the
barns." MONDAY STATE
REPRESENTATIVE HELENA MORENO MET
WITH PRES.
OF THE FAIRGROUNDS... TALK OF
SALE DIDN'T COME UP,
BUT SHE SAYS IMPROVEMENTS ARE
"ON TRACK."
"I was very satisfied."
"Churchill downs has changed
from being a horse racing
company to a gaming company.
They don't want to
be in the horseracing business
at least in this area."
LOUISIANA STATE REPRESENTIVE
PATRICK CONNICK OF MARRERO SAYS
THE LARGEST STAKEHOLDER IN
CHURCHILL DOWNS COULD BE
INTERESTED IN OWNING THE
PROPERTY.
ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE,
CHURCHILL DOWNS
INCORPORATED PURCHASED THE FAIR
GROUNDS BACK IN
SEPTEMBER OF 2004 FOR 47 MILLION
DOLLARS. A SPOKESPERSON
COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR
COMMENT.
. UP NEXT, ONE MAN WANTS TO