That was the opening day $1 CHIPCO linen chip of the now-closed Tunica-Biloxi Indian Nation. Avoyelles refers to the Louisiana Parish where the tribe is located. The town is Marksville and it became the new home for Paragon Casino and Hotel that is quite a nice facility sitting in the backwaters of the Atchafalaya River and Morganza Spillway that acts as a overflow when the Mississippi River floods each year. Takes all the pressure off New Orleans and points south. I am not familiar with the other.
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