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ATF agents will investigate blaze at Moulin Rouge - 2003-05-31
Specially trained federal agents will help local officials find the cause of the Thursday blaze that consumed the historic Moulin Rouge, which in 1955 became the first integrated casino in Las Vegas.

The early morning fire sent flames 60 feet into the air and burned for hours, destroying the empty casino that in its six-month heyday was graced by such stars as Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte and Frank Sinatra.

Firefighters succeeded in keeping the flames from spreading to the hotel portion of the property, which was long ago converted to apartments. The 100 residents there escaped safely.
Read the full story at Las Vegas Review Journal

Construction to begin on riverfront project - 2003-05-31
Construction begins Monday on Shreveport's long-awaited RiverView project.

Years delayed and redesigned, the $6.5 million project will include floating boat docks, riverside walkways and a new amphitheater. And for sheer fun in the sun: a programmable walk-in fountain with jets of water, multicolored lights and music.

RiverView, a city project first approved in 1999, is financed by the Red River Waterway Commission. Architects Morgan Hill Sutton & Mitchell designed the project. The contractor is McInnis Bros. Construction. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will stabilize the riverbank in the stretch of land from Hollywood Casino south to the grassy area opposite Sci-Port Discovery Center.
Read the full story at The Shreveport Times