Alcohol sales increased during pandemic, staying high as restrictions loosen
Alcohol sales increased during pandemic, staying high as restrictions loosen Thursday, July 8, 2021 (iStock photo) Drinking is something of a well-practiced pastime during the best of times in Baton Rouge, but during the pandemic—with its isolating stay-at-home orders and social distancing restrictions—people apparently took it up a notch … or two. Calandro’s Supermarket on Perkins Road has seen a large increase in alcohol sales, with store manager Blaise Calandro III tipping his glass to folks unable to visit bars and restaurants as well as the popularity of at-home mixology during ...