“It started becoming a thing, like ‘oh it’s your turn, like it’s your turn to clean it,’” Roul’s Deli’s owner told PEOPLE of the defecation issue.
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- A Baton Rouge restaurant has put up a fence in front of their store, claiming that unhoused people have repeatedly defecated on their property
- The fence was a “last resort” after months of trying to get the individuals to stop, according to Roul’s Diner owner Sarah Saymeh
- The restaurant said their employees had to clean the defecation every day
A restaurant is putting up a fence for an unconventional reason.
Baton Rouge restaurant Roul’s Deli built a fence around the front of their Plank Road location on March 30 after repeated incidents of public defecation on their property, co-owner Sara Saymeh told PEOPLE.
Saymeh, who owns Roul’s with her brother Hesham, said they went “back-and-forth” about the fence for four to five months, but the issue hit a turning point when they couldn’t find a solution…