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neers for 250 feet we can use for	He stated, there will be park-
additional	parking of	600	ing adjacent to the ship as well
vehicles.”	as spaces leased along the pier
Baxter said, Bayou Caddy	for boardwalk-type vending
Casino has	also received	per-	stands.
mission from the county to	“Again, local residents are
improve parking along Beach
Boulevard to Lakeshore Road, if	CASINO—Page 5A
BY JACQUI COCHRAN
The Hancock County Board f Supervisors was told Tues-ay that Bayou Caddy Casino Corporation’s initial antici-lated investment of $2.5 mil-ion is now in excess of $10 nillion.
Bayou Caddy president
George Baxter said the corporation hopes to welcome its first customers aboard the ‘Queen of the Bayou’ in 90 days.
He reported funding and permits are secured, site engineering should be completed next week and construction bids are being taken. Baxter said reno-
the U.S. Army Corp of Engi- needed.
vations to the ship, formerly the Southern Elegance, will probably be done in Pascagoula. ‘
Bayou Caddy Casino has leased 49,300 square feet of water bottoms from the state oh" a five-year lease at $85,000 per year, he said.
Other areas Baxter reported