03/18/2020
Thank you John Bel Edwards. We are a group of independent restaurant owners and chefs who make New Orleans one of the most vibrant and celebrated dining cities in the world. After Katrina, we saw exactly how much our service meant to the community, and it re-instilled our love and passion for what we do. We are a life line in this city, and now we are living in isolation. Our culinary cultural and economic contributions to New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana are unparalleled and now it is all at risk. We will not survive these restrictions and closures without immediate, decisive action from the government. We call upon you today to announce immediately what you plan to do for our workers. We need you as much as our community needs us. Our recommendations are:
-Reduce barriers to receiving emergency unemployment benefits to workers whose hours have been cut and lost.
- Call for IMMEDIATE rent and mortgage abatement for workers impacted by the closure of the restaurant industry.
Please show us what people with both power and means intend to do for those who have none.
@ Pearl Wine Co.
