One of the more memorable moments in the early days of the state’s modern gambling industry came in the fall of 1993, when then-Gov. Edwin Edwards arranged a shotgun marriage between the two politically connected teams vying to operate the land-based casino in downtown New Orleans. In typical Louisiana fashion, the process was screwed up.
Riegel: Shotgun weddings are bad for economic development
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