07/13/2023
Dear Customers,
We at Lafitte Cinema📽️ would like to thank our patrons and movie fans for their patience awaiting reopening🍿. Lafitte Cinema is a three-generation family owned business which began in 1932🎞️. It was difficult when the State of Louisiana mandated our closure for 18 months due to Covid-19. The Cinema was ✨remodeled✨ and reopened for the past two years before experiencing a damaging electrical surge which broke through protection systems and caused irreparable damage to hard drives/servers and hindered the software's ability to download movies by satellite📡. Our tech support company has been unable to find the necessary replacement drives☹️. Because of this dilemma, they suggest replacing the entire system which comes at a very high cost.
Our past two years of operation saw low attendance due to people getting out of the moviegoing habit since Covid-19, the advent of Jailbreak Firestick, and the popularity of streaming movies on personal devices📱. It is within Lafitte Cinema's interest to keep ticket and concession prices at an affordable rate🎟️.There are many "inflation increases " being passed on needlessly at this time to the general public.
We were approached recently by the Family Life Church who was in immediate need of a new facility to hold church Services⛪. We have agreed to a sublet, and they will now be utilizing the Cinema. Look for their sign on the marquee! We hold our options to reopen at some point in time; however, we recognize the spiritual needs of our community and are pleased to accommodate at this time🙏. As always, we thank you for your support! ❤
Respectfully,
Frank R. deGraauw🎬
