Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana Announces Temporary Suspension of Operations at the Coushatta Casino Resort

UPDATE: Coushatta Casino Resort will remain closed until further notice.

March 16, 2020

ELTON, LOUISIANA (March 16, 2020). The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana has been following coverage of the spread of COVID-19 as reported by the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and local public health agencies. The health and safety of Coushatta guests, associates, Tribal members, and the local community are of paramount importance to us. On March 16, 2020, amid rising national concerns over COVID-19, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana elected to voluntarily suspend operations at the Coushatta Casino Resort effective as of 11:59 p.m., Monday, March 16, 2020, for a period of 14 days. [UPDATE: Coushatta will remain closed until further notice.]

The temporary suspension of operations applies to all Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana casino and hotel venues including the Grand Hotel, Seven Clans Hotel, Red Shoes RV Park & Chalets, Koasati Pines Golf Course, and the Pavilion at Coushatta. Feather Fuel will remain open with limited functions.

Throughout this closure, the Coushatta Tribe will provide updates as needed, and will notify the public should it decide to open sooner than expected or extend the closure beyond the anticipated deadline.

We will continue to monitor information relating to COVID-19 and its spread and containment as it becomes available through federal, state and local entities and organizations. We are committed to doing what we can to safeguard the community’s health and safety.

Any and all further inquiries into this matter should be addressed to Christopher Sylvia at csylvia@coushatta.org or at 318-431-5009. Christopher Sylvia is the only person authorized on behalf of The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana to address this matter at this time.

If you are an associate of Coushatta Casino Resort, please call 800-584-7263.

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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About the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana

After many years and hardships, including being illegally “terminated” without legislation during the Eisenhower administration, the Coushatta Tribe was officially re-recognized by the United States Government in 1973 and marked a major turning point in tribal history in 1985 with the election by popular vote of the first Coushatta tribal government.

From their earliest days as a proud, hard-working people struggling to maintain long-standing traditions in the face of possible relocation, the Coushatta Indians have endured and overcome every hardship they have faced and have remained on tribal lands in and around Elton, Louisiana, since the 1800s. Despite serious setbacks and some population dispersal, the tribe’s character and ideals have not only held fast, but have been strengthened. The Coushatta language, Koasati, is still spoken as a first language in the Coushatta community today.

The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana owns and operates Coushatta Casino Resort, which employs more than 2,400 area residents. For more information about the Tribe, visit www.koasatiheritage.org. For more information about the Coushatta Casino Resort, visit www.coushattacasinoresort.com.