In 1994 the state insisted the boats sail to maintain their licenses. Treasure Chest couldn't because the Entergy power lines just north of the harbor weren't high enough to clear the 86 foot smokestacks on the vessel. (I guess if Entergy raised the lines the Treasure Chest could just get taller stacks.)

Other boats were impeded from sailing by underwater hazards, the dark of night, and excessive maritime traffic.

By 1995 the furor had receded and boats no longer sailed at all. It wasn't considered a problem.

After the storm the Mississippi Gulf Coast gaming enterprises ratcheted the competition up a notch. Their boats were destroyed so the law was changed allowing casinos to build on land within 800 feet of the shore. Louisiana debated a gambling corridor along Canal Street and decided not to pursue it. The prevailing though is that expanding gaming will exclude other forms of recovery. I don't understand why a city like New Orleans can't have it all!