Storm prep for Marco and Laura brings surge in business to Baton Rouge supermarkets

Though the threat to the Capital Region from one of those storms, Marco, has since diminished, no one in the grocery business is letting down their guard yet, especially with a potential Category 3 Hurricane Laura possibly headed for southwest Louisiana.

“We’ve seen a massive surge in demand,” says Associated Grocers President and CEO Manard Lagasse. “Retailers are so busy, it’s all hands on deck.”

The local wholesaler and distributor began bringing employees in over the weekend to work overtime and will continue to do so until the threat from the storms has passed.

“Getting stuff in isn’t a problem,” Lagasse says. “It’s getting stuff out to the stores.”

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