Date: November 5, 2020 Contact: Susan Dolney Phone: 605-886-3698 Fax: 605-886-1943 Sharing the Spirit of the Holidays Opelousas, LA--- The Evangeline Downs Hotel is offering a free night’s stay on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day to travelers visiting family members having to spend the holiday in local nursing homes, hospitals, and treatment centers. “Home with family for the holidays is not always possible. We hope we can help by providing accommodations to those visiting loved ones in the Opelousas area’s hospitals and nursing homes with our spirit of the holidays,” stated Ronette Sam, General Manager. The Evangeline Downs Hotel is owned by Evangeline Hospitality, LLC, and is managed by Venerts Hotel Management, Inc. of Watertown, SD. The Sharing the Spirit is promoted by all of their managed hotels which can be found on www.venertshotelmanagement.com. Guests can request the free accommodations by calling in advance as there are a limited number of rooms available. For more information call Ronette at Evangeline Downs Hotel 337-407-2121.

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