News item appearing in the Atlantic City Press as follows:

New Orleans: "About four months after getting a major tax break from the state to stay open, Harrah's New Orleans Casino on Tuesday cut 148 jobs, saying the reductions were needed to match the demand of its customers.

The move immediately drew heat from elected officials, as well as a longtime opponent of the gambling hall.

The casino had threatened to close unless the Legislature cut its minimum state tax from $100 million to $50 million annually and gave it permission to have expanded restaurants and its own hotel with discounted rooms."