May 4, 2021, 6:34 am
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A bill that would bring a casino to the Louisiana City of Slidell on Monday hit another roadblock as its main sponsor, Sen. Sharon Hewitt, had to delay a Senate Finance Committee hearing and vote for the second time.
Sen. Hewitt said that she needs the yes vote of fellow Senate lawmaker Mike Fesi who has been absent for over a week. It became known that he tested positive for Covid-19 last Thursday.
SB 213 narrowly survived a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee a few weeks ago and now needs to pass the Finance Committee before heading to the full Senate floor.The piece was supposed to be heard in that second committee last week, but that did not happen due to Sen. Fesi’s absence.