When:
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
10:30 AM

Where:
Gentilly Office
New Orleans, Louisiana

June 28, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Evangeline Training Center works with EPA

One of the state’s premiere training facilities for quarter horse and thoroughbred racehorses has announced that it is working with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to improve the quality of standards at its location in Carencro.

Year-round, Carrol Castille, owner of the Evangeline Training Center, provides stalls and the latest equipment for trainers and their racehorses from around the country.

Established in 2003, the facility...

Effective June 1, 2017, the administrative (pony) fee will be adjusted to twenty dollars ($20) per start.  The fee has previously remained unchanged since 2010.

Sincerely,
LAHBPA

Effective June 1, 2017, the payroll processing fee will be adjusted to two dollars ($2) per start.  The fee has previously remained unchanged since 2010.

Sincerely,
LAHBPA

House Bill 585 to reduce by half the Slot Purse Supplement Funds and Senate Bill 226 to eliminate the Video Poker Purse Supplement for Louisiana Bred Horses were both withdrawn.

The LAHBPA would like to thank its members as well as all industry participants for calling and contacting their representatives to oppose these bills. Your calls and support matter!

Thank you again,
LAHBPA

Senate Bill 226 by Senator Sharon Hewitt has been added to the Finance Committee agenda for Monday May 15th at 10:00AM.  This bill will eliminate the Video Poker Purse Supplement for Louisiana Bred Horses.  Please contact members