Timothy Boone

The expanded, land based casino will open at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Plans are to break ground on the facility in the middle of next year.

Plans are to start interior demolition in the building at the start of December.

The expansion of the operation is expected to add 9 indirect jobs and retain the 29 current workers at the warehouse and distribution facility off Airline Highway, according to Louisiana Economic Development.

The chain has more than 1,900 locations in the U.S.

Mississippi-based Merchants & Marine Bank said it has reached a deal to acquire FM Bank of Breaux Bridge in an all-cash deal.

Mississippi-based Merchants & Marine Bank said it has reached a deal to acquire FM Bank of Breaux Bridge in an all-cash deal.

The Belle of Baton Rouge will be known as Bally’s Baton Rouge Casino and Hotel when the downtown casino opens its land-based expansion in December.

The company said it has reached deals to sell its stores at 8601 Siegen Lane and 13002 Coursey Blvd. to Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co.

RAM Baton Rouge Shopping Center LLC of Birmingham bought the 12,000-square-foot building at 7570 Jefferson Highway and the nearly 1.2 acres it sits on for an undisclosed sum.