Paragon Casino Resort and the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana sponsored the 2021 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics last week. The Tunica-Biloxi police department escorted Tyler Couvillion on his way to Covington, LA for this year’s games. Tyler even took a break at Paragon Casino Resort. Congrats to Tyler and this year’s athletes!
Read more here.
Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Marshall Pierite welcomed President Joe Biden on his visit to Louisiana on May 6th. Chairman and President Biden discussed the future of southern Louisiana and its rural and native communities. Both the Chairman and President Biden were optimistic about the outlook and the continued investment in these areas.
Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Marshall Pierite wrote a letter to The Advocate regarding future investments in rural communities and infrastructure
Click here to read Chairman Pierite’s full message!
Tunica-Biloxi’s Language and Culture Virtual Youth Camp registration is open!
This is a virtual camp being held which June 14-17 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and open to children and teens aged 5-17.
Fill out your registration form here.
For more information contact emora@tunica.org
Registration for the PGA’s Junior League is open! The program is 10 weeks and is open for children aged 8-16. Practices and matches are Mondays and Thursdays beginning at 4 PM.
Limited Scholarships are available! For more information on scholarships, contact Ryan Linder (rrlinder@gmail.com)
Find more information on PGA’s Junior League, Click here.
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana is looking to find qualified, Tribal-member, candidates to serve on the Board of Directors for the Tribe’s newly formed Section 17 Corporation, Financial Freedom Service Products, Inc. also known as “Financial Freedom.” This Board works to engage in, carry on, and conduct any lawful activity or business in which federally-chartered corporations may engage.
For more information, click here.
The Tunica-Biloxi Education Department recently received two letters applauding their work and expressing excitement for their new ACE (Accessing Choices in Education) grant. These letters are from Vice Chairman Marshall Ray Sampson and Council Member James Craig III.
You can read the letters here:
