Coushatta Casino Resort Welcomes Jennings ProStart High School Group

Students Tour Casino’s Restaurants & Kitchens for Real-World Educational Experience

March 3, 2017

KINDER, LA––On Friday, February 17, Coushatta Casino Resort welcomed high school students from the Jennings ProStart Program. These students, interested in the culinary industry, toured the casino’s Bakery, Big Sky Steakhouse, Commissary, Terrace, Gumbeaux’s Oyster & Sports Bar, Cafe Grandé, and Seven Clans Buffet. By observing casino chefs in action, they experienced real-time production and service, both back-of-house and front-of-house. The students also participated in a Q&A about supplies and personnel required to produce food in bulk to service the casino’s eleven restaurants. After their morning tour, the casino provided a complimentary meal for the group in Seven Clans Buffet.

ProStart is a nationwide, two-year program for high school students that develops the best and brightest talent into tomorrow’s industry leaders. From culinary techniques to management skills, ProStart’s industry-driven curriculum provides real-world educational opportunities and builds practical skills and a foundation that will last a lifetime. By bringing industry and the classroom together, ProStart gives students a platform to discover new interests and talents and opens doors for fulfilling careers. The curriculum teaches all facets of the restaurant/foodservice industry, inspires students to succeed, and sets a high standard of excellence for students and the industry. ProStart is supported and operated by LRA Education Foundation in partnership with NRA Educational Foundation. With 60 high schools and 2,000+ students, the ProStart program has become a talent pipeline for careers in Louisiana’s world-renowned foodservice industry.

Coushatta Casino Resort is located in Kinder, Louisiana on Highway 165 (I-10, exit 44), featuring three hotels and thousands of slots and table games including live poker, live bingo, off-track betting and a sportsbook. Call (800) 584-7263 or visit www.ccrla.com for more information.

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