So far, the road construction along St. Mary Boulevard has not caused shrimp poboy sales to drop at Olde Tyme Grocery.
But, as CEO Ross Murphree noted, those road closure signs have “a psychological effect on people.”
The popular Lafayette eatery is in the middle of Lafayette Consolidated Government’s project to upgrade sewer capacity to the downtown area. Portions of St. Mary Boulevard are closed to traffic from Johnston Street to Souvenir Gate and are expected to remain that way until March…