UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934








         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2, 1997


                         Louisiana Casino Cruises, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana                        33-73534                    72-1196619
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(State or other                 (Commission                 (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of                 File Number)                Identification No.)
incorporation)



               1717 River Road North, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:     (504) 381-7777
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)












Item 5.  Other Events.

         Louisiana   Casino  Cruises,   Inc.,  a  Louisiana   corporation   (the
"Company"),  announced  on  April  2,  1997  that a  definitive  stock  purchase
agreement has been executed among CSMC Management  Services,  Inc.  ("CSMC"),  a
wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  CHC  International   Inc.,  and  the  holders  of
approximately 40% of the Company's common stock (the "Individual Shareholders"),
whereby CSMC would  acquire the common stock and all of the  preferred  stock of
the company held by the  Individual  Shareholders.  CSMC currently owns 59.8% of
the  outstanding  common stock of the  Company.  The  transaction  is more fully
described in the Company's press release dated April 2, 1997, attached hereto as
Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6. Financial Statements and Other Exhibits.

                  Exhibit No.               Description

                  Exhibit 99                Louisiana Casino Cruises, Inc. Press
                                            Release dated April 2, 1997









                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                         LOUISIANA CASINO CRUISES, INC.



Dated: April 4, 1997                                  By: /s/ W. Peter Temling
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                                                      W. Peter Temling, Acting
                                                      Chief Financial Officer