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COVINGTON, La. The president of St. Tammany Parish said he is pursuing a plan to establish an entertainment center anchored by a casino boat on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain south of Slidell.

COVINGTON, La. (AP) - The president of St. Tammany Parish says he is pursuing a plan to establish an entertainment center anchored by a casino boat on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain south of Slidell. St. Tammany Parish residents voted overwhelmingly in 1996 to ban casino boats and video poker in the parish, so President Kevin Davis' plan will require a change in state law to call .