Video bingo coming to town

A local company plans to open a video bingo parlor in New Iberia. Oak Ridge Construction and Property Management has applied to open Bon Temps Bingo in the Torrido Village Shopping Center. The application is pending with the state Department of Revenues Office of Charitable Gaming.

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Sun, March 25th, 2007

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