“Once they go down, there’s a chance they may not come back up,” says Bobby Thornton, director of marketing for the casino. This includes safeguarding the older reel-type slot machines, which many patrons favor. Maintaining continuous power is critical for casino operations. Altogether, the entire Cat fleet is capable of producing 13.5 megawatts of power. In order to safeguard the casino and resort properties from full-scale power outages and voltage sags, the casino relies on backup power supplied by a fleet of 11 Cat® generator sets, including five 3516 diesel gensets and a 3512 diesel generator.

Given its location near the Gulf Coast, the region is also highly susceptible to hurricanes. This results in voltage fluctuations, which can have a detrimental effect on casino operations, as well as other areas of the resort. Given the resort’s remote location five miles north of the town of Kinder, it sits at the end of the transmission line from its electric power utility. Other options for entertainment and recreation include a 4,400-seat arena for concerts, bull riding, and pow-wows, off-track betting, several large swimming pools, and a new 20,000-square-foot conference center that is currently under construction. Koasati Pines at Coushatta is the top-rated golf course in Louisiana and is ranked number 18 in the country by Golf Advisor.

Located 35 miles northeast of Lake Charles, the resort operated by the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana offers a 115,000-square-foot gaming floor, six restaurants, two different hotels with more than 700 guest rooms, and an RV camping area. Encompassing 880 total acres, the Coushatta Casino Resort is one of the top 10 largest private employers in the state of Louisiana with 2,200 associates.

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