The New Orleans Take-Out at 1920 Fordem Ave., will close at 9 p.m. Saturday so the 66-year-old Roussos can retire and, he said, *spend some time at the beach*.
This is ironic, considering that several years ago, when the roads in that part of town were being resurfaced and bike lanes were added, there was a big controversy created when he said that the bike lanes would kill local businesses, despite many studies to the contrary that show increases in cycling and pedestrian access help most businesses.
Some people might who know about that might think that he wasn't exactly the level-headed, diplomatic, local business owner this article makes him out to be:
"Do not return to New Orleans Take-Out," owner John Roussos emailed Rummel on March 9. "You will be told to leave. If you do not comply the MPD will be called."
He never said in the recent article that the bike lanes killed his business, and in his own words, he can afford to retire on a beach, so.......