[StBernard] Truck Stop

[Westley Annis]

Just keep your receipts for when we get audited by the LRA/SBA/FEMA, ETC.
Is it even worth it?  MsSimms

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	> Unless the Louisiana law has been changed, a truck stop must sell
a large 
	> volume of fuel to keep the video machines. I can remember that
Lucky Bayou 
	> and Paradise Truck stop prior to Katrina were not selling their
quota of 
	> fuel, which caused some of the machines to be turned in. 
	> The truck stops are allotted 50 machines if they meet the monthly
fuel 
	> sales. The state will remove one or many if the appropriate fuel
consumption 
	> is not met. 
	> I just can't see that there are enough trucks to pump that much
fuel at 
	> another truck stop in St. Bernard. 
	> Maybe the potential owners are only looking to justify 15, 20 etc
machines 
	> and already know that they won't meet the large volume of fuel
required for 
	> 50. 
	> 
	> Look a t the bingo hall that was on E Judge Perez next to the Gulf
Coast Bank 
	> building. 
	> The owners opened about 5 or 6 small separate business, got the
required 
	> liquor license just to meet the requirements to place 3 video
polka machines 
	> in each establishment. 
	> 
	> No matter how the potential owners slice and dice their intentions
it's the 
	> revenue from the video machines that they are looking for. I don't
see how 
	> in any way that more than 20, if that many people, would be
employed. Oh 
	> yes, the truck stop must have a food service restaurant open 24
hours and 
	> available showers. 
	> 
	> I would hope that the existing parish council would see through
the fog and 
	> not approve another truck stop. 
	> jd