Chelsea’s owner on rezoning: ‘This is just the tip of the iceberg’

Chelsea’s Café is being backed into a corner to change its rezoning status. David Remmeter, owner of the popular Perkins Road restaurant and live music venue,  pleaded “no contest” to charges of operating a bar without a license to do so, and agreed to pay a $2,000 fine. His restaurant license is suspended for one year unless he meets certain conditions from the Louisiana Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, such as changing the zoning status to reflect operating as a bar. If Remmeter loses his restaurant license, he will be forced to shut down the business. Read the rest of the story here.