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re: The Rum House (Baton Rouge) will be closed permanently

Posted on 5/14/20 at 1:58 pm to
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
163143 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 1:58 pm to
likely already losing money before the shut down, so why dig a deeper hole?

apparently had some issues with the landlord as well
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:00 pm to
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Wonder if there was some loss of business insurance due to emergency / natural disaster that would go away if they reopened? Does something like that exist?


Business interruption insurance doesn’t cover a pandemic
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
16687 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:05 pm to
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Business interruption insurance doesn’t cover a pandemic


That’s an ongoing legal battle. IMO the insurers should be forced to pay if it incentivizes reopening.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:06 pm to
quote:

I’m angry at every single person from the president on down to the basic US citizen who thought that an economic shutdown would be the best way to manage this situation.



And I'm happy you are. Nationally, this is a complete cluster. Hell, if a hair salon bitch in Dallas can get 500K in GFM money The Rum House can cash in I would think.

Emotions are out of control. And the big business conglomerates are taking full advantage of Trillions.
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
163143 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:07 pm to
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IMO the insurers should be forced to pay if it incentivizes reopening.


and when this causes the insurers to go under?
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
16687 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:09 pm to
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and when this causes the insurers to go under?


Bailout. It’ll be much more efficient to pump them full of cash than it would be to pay every small business directly.
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:09 pm to
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That’s an ongoing legal battle. IMO the insurers should be forced to pay if it incentivizes reopening.



Especially if a place can prove that they completely shut down the entire time and took a major economic hit. Some places like Popeyes and fast food places didn’t miss a beat so they should not be able to collect business interruption insurance
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
68469 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:10 pm to
quote:

That’s an ongoing legal battle. IMO the insurers should be forced to pay if it incentivizes reopening.



That is literally House and Senate Law you're talking about. There is no chance anyone in Congress will die on that sword facing the American Insurance lobby. That's who we are as a country. Bought and paid for bullshite.
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
16687 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:12 pm to
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American Insurance lobby.


Can DIAF and then be told they weren’t covered
This post was edited on 5/14/20 at 2:15 pm
Posted by Ba Ba Boooey
Northshore
Member since May 2010
4729 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:14 pm to
That sucks. Worked with Buchert at Serrano’s way back in the day. Good dude.
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
16687 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:15 pm to
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Serrano’s


Why on earth hasn’t this come back?
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
26696 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:16 pm to
frick you progressives for letting this madness happen.
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:17 pm to
Just passed Magazine location and a lot of the restaurants are prepping to open and Rum House is still closed up and nothing going on.
Posted by Pintail
Member since Nov 2011
12161 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:18 pm to
The corridor between Kenilworth and Starring is a dead zone for restaurants. Nothing seems to last there.
Posted by A Menace to Sobriety
Member since Jun 2018
32825 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:18 pm to
Finally BR doing something right. That place fricking sucks.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59352 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:18 pm to
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Everyone under 30 who visits New Orleans hangs out Uptown most of the time. Just because it is Uptown doesn't mean custies aren't flocking to it. Next time you're on Mag, take a peek at the crowd there and let me know what you think.



That stretch of Magazine with Balcony Bar, Bulldog, Rum House, etc is not were tourists go. I'm not sure why any of them would go to that area to hang out if visiting new orleans
This post was edited on 5/14/20 at 2:19 pm
Posted by Stevo
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
12590 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:19 pm to
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IMO the insurers should be forced to pay if it incentivizes reopening.


how about letting the language of the policy determine the obligation to pay?
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59352 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:22 pm to
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Seems odd to announce the day before they can open back up in some capacity.



They have been closed for a over a month, you have to get staff and food on order to run a restaurant. If they are already in a huge hole, it makes no sense to order a bunch of product just to see how the weekend goes. Not to mention who knows what the rent was for that location if they even wanted to stretch it out a few more weeks
Posted by borotiger
Murfreesboro Tennessee
Member since Jan 2004
15253 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:22 pm to
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They’ve been boarded up since this all began and haven’t been doing pick up or curbside.



Restaurants in Murfreesboro TN were able to sell alcohol to go as long as any food was also ordered which really helped bar&grill type establishments. Is Baton Rouge the same?
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 5/14/20 at 2:23 pm to
Red Dog has people working inside and cleaning equipment. Rum House will probably wait until they can open to fill capacity like a lot of other restaurants
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