Carbon dioxide leak on gaming riverboat sickens 1 Friday

BATON ROUGE – Firefighters worked to contain a slow leak of carbon dioxide from an area inside the belly of a casino riverboat along the river Friday.Emergency responders were called to reports of a situation on the casino boat at the Belle of Baton Rouge around lunch Friday.  It took about 3 hours to get the situation cleared. The carbon dioxide was found to be leaking from equipment located in the hull near a series of mechanical rooms and offices.Authorities are n