Seafood sales soar despite pandemic
While most businesses suffered Melerine said sales compared to March of 2020 to this past March are nearly the same. Author: Duke Carter Updated: 11:05 PM CDT April 3, 2021
WESTWEGO, La. Most businesses were impacted by Covid but some seafood vendors in Westwego said they were impacted differently. When everybody closed I still stayed open so I didn t miss a lick and people were here to buy, the owner of Dee s Seafood, Derona Melerine said.
Melerine said she s been operating for nearly decades.
The owner is used to dealing with natural disasters like hurricanes but not pandemics.
While most businesses suffered Melerine said sales compared to March of 2020 to this past March are nearly the same.