No seafood after all
The last time I visited there one could smoke in the bar but not in the dining area. It seems that since my last visit Beaumont passed a fascist smoking ban that includes bars. The bartender told me that their business had died since the ban went into effect because all of the locals were now going to the places just outside city limits to avoid the ban. He's looking for a job in one of those places now.
As a smoker, places like Beaumont don't need or want my sales tax revenue.
I walked back to my truck, fired it up, and drove the 30 minutes to the first truckstop in Louisiana. I'll spend my money here.
