This week marks 25 years since Harrah’s New Orleans casino, now known as Caesars, opened in its location at the foot of Canal Street. The building opened to the public on Oct. 30, 1999.

Goodbye Harrah’s, hello Caesars New Orleans. The hotel/ casino has always been owned by Caesars Entertainment, so embracing the Caesars name was a sensible, cohesive move.

For my visit, I stayed in the Nobu Hotel which is a wing of the overall Caesar’s New Orleans property that has 54 rooms across two floors. The Nobu Hotel has more elevated and luxurious rooms ...