L'Auberge du Lac Resort

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L'Auberge du Lac Casino and Resort, French for The Inn on the Lake, is a Lake Charles, Louisiana based hotel and casino resort owned and operated by Pinnacle Entertainment.

[edit] History

Due to outlawing of gambling in nearby Texas, there is a large demand for casinos in close proximity to the state lines. While many smaller casinos exist near the Louisiana-Texas border along Interstate 10, L'Auberge du Lac was the third large establishment in the area (after Harrah's Lake Charles and Isle of Capri Lake Charles), located about thirty miles from the border. First opening in May 2005, it currently employs over 2,000 employees. Despite its size, Pinnacle Entertainment is interested in an expansion of the hotel facilities to accommodate the influx of tourists. The new Sugarcane Bay casino is expected to open in 2009 and would be connected to L'Auberge du Lac Resort.

Pinnacle announced plans on June 20, 2006 to add a new wing consisting of 250 rooms to the existing hotel. The additional rooms were completed by the beginning of 2008 bringing the total number of rooms to nearly 1000.

[edit] Facility

The main entrance to the L'Auberge Du Lac

At 26 stories (the first 21 of which consist of guest rooms) with nearly 1000 guest rooms, the hotel tower is the tallest building between Houston and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The resort includes a spa, two heated swimming pools and a non-heated lazy river, restaurants, gift shops, and an 18 hole golf course designed by Tom Fazio. The resort also provides a venue for popular entertainers; celebrities such as Gretchen Wilson, Willie Nelson, Wayne Newton, Bill Cosby, Jay Leno, The Beach Boys, Merle Haggard, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers and Loretta Lynn have been brought in to the L'Auberge Event center. Local bands are also showcased at Jack Daniel's Bar & Grill, the Stage Bar inside the casino, and summer parties by the pool.