EXHIBIT 31.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, M. Brent Stevens, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Peninsula Gaming,
         LLC,  Peninsula  Gaming Corp.,  Diamond Jo, LLC and The Old  Evangeline
         Downs, L.L.C.;

2.       Based  on my  knowledge,  this  report  does  not  contain  any  untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances  under which
         such  statements  were made, not misleading  with respect to the period
         covered by this report;

3.       Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other financial
         information  included in this  report,  fairly  present in all material
         respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows
         of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.       The  registrants'  other  certifying  officer and I are responsible for
         establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
         defined  in  Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-15(e)  and  15d-15(e))  for  the
         registrants and have:

         a.       Designed such disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused
                  such  disclosure  controls and procedures to be designed under
                  our supervision,  to ensure that material information relating
                  to the registrants,  including its consolidated  subsidiaries,
                  is  made  known  to  us  by  others  within  those   entities,
                  particularly  during the period in which this  report is being
                  prepared;

         b.       Evaluated the  effectiveness  of the  registrants'  disclosure
                  controls  and  procedures  and  presented  in this  report our
                  conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
                  and  procedures,  as of the end of the period  covered by this
                  report based on such evaluation; and

         c.       Disclosed  in  this  report  any  change  in the  registrants'
                  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
                  the registrants'  most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants'
                  fourth  fiscal  quarter in the case of an annual  report) that
                  has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
                  affect,  the  registrants'  internal  control  over  financial
                  reporting; and




5.       The registrants' other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based
         on our most  recent  evaluation  of  internal  control  over  financial
         reporting,  to the registrants' auditors and the audit committee of the
         registrants'  board of directors (or persons  performing the equivalent
         functions):

         a.       All significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses in the
                  design  or  operation  of  internal   control  over  financial
                  reporting which are reasonably  likely to adversely affect the
                  registrants' ability to record, process,  summarize and report
                  financial information; and

         b.       Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management
                  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the
                  registrants' internal control over financial reporting.


                                            /s/ M. BRENT STEVENS
                                            ------------------------
                                            M. Brent Stevens
                                            Chief Executive Officer


Date:  August 16, 2004