Of all the local businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, bars are among those hit the hardest.
Some, such as The Brick House in Houma, have closed for good, and others are beginning to wonder how much longer they can hold on.
Donovan Fremin, operations manager of Delta Coin Machines, said three local bars decided not to renew their liquor licenses at the end of 2020.
Fremin services the video poker machines at bars, truck stops and other areas. His family also runs Fremin Investments, which leases property to roughly 40 bars in Terrebonne, Lafourche and surrounding parishes.
Eight of his locations in Lafourche, four in Terrebonne and three in Morgan City have shut down since the pandemic began. Fremin said those 15 bars, and others like them, could still reopen, but they would have to go through the process of reapplying for their state licenses.