The federal government says the Cowlitz Indian Tribe needs to compensate La Center for projected losses to the city’s gambling revenue. But attorneys for both the city and the tribe say the federal government has no way to compel payment without a La Center-Cowlitz agreement covering the tribe’s proposed casino complex along Interstate 5. The city’s yes-no dance with the tribe continued this week when Mayor Jim Irish sent Cowlitz Chairman Bill Iyall a five-page letter pointing out deficiencies the city sees in the proposed agreement the tribe offered two-and-a-half years ago.