Crowdsourcing amid supply chain shortage

Faced with supply chain problems, Bourbon n' Toulouse turns to community for help ahead of busy football weekend with UK vs LSU.

IT'S A BIG WEEKENDFOR THE CATS.SATURDAY IS THEFIRST HOME GAMEAGAINST L-S-U SINCE2007... AND WEREMEMBER THATONE.LARRYBOURBON ANDTOULOUSE ISCELEBRATING WITH ATAILGATINGSPECIAL... BUTTHEY'RESTRUGGLING TO GETTHEIR HANDS ONSOME KEY SUPPLIESFOR THEIRTAILGATINGPACKAGE.LEX 18'S SOFIAMILLAR HAS MOREON HOW PEOPLEPULLED TOGETR HETO LPHE THELEXINGTONRESTAURANT OUTAMID NATIONWIDESUPPLY CHAINDISRUPTIONS.BOURN BONTOULOUSE ISGETTING READY FORA BUSY WEEKEND.AND THERE'S GATORON THE MENU.KEVINHEATHCOAT/OWNER,BOURBON N'TOULOUSE: "WE'REEXPECTING SUCH ABIG CROWD THISWEEKEND WEACTUALLY COOKED60 GALLONS OFALLIGATORETOUFFEE."OWNER KEVINHEATHCOAT SAYSTHEY BROKE THEIRSALES RECORD IN2007--THE LAST TIMETHE CATS WENT UPAGAINST THE TIGERSIN THE BLUEGRASS.KEVINHEATHCOAT/OWNER,BOBOURN N'TOULOUSE: "WE'REHOPING TO REPEAT."BUT IT'S BEEN ASCRAMBLE.KEVINHEATHCOAT/OWNER,BOURBON N'TOULOUSE: "ITTURNS OUT SUPPLYCHAIN AND LABORSHORTAGE ISACTUALLY WORSEFOR OUR INDUSTRYTHAN THEBEGINNING OF THEPANDEMIC.

WE'REALL IN THISINDUSTRY JUSTTRYING TO SURVIVEAN BDEG OURCUSTOMERS TO BEUNDERSTANDINGAND PATIENT WITHUS."THEY NEED ABOUT300 CHAFING STANDSTO SERVE THEIRTAILGATINGPACKAGES.KEVINHEATHCOAT/OWNER,BOURBON N'TOULOUSE: "WE'VEBEEN ORDERINGTHESE THINGS FORTWO WEEKSSTRAIGHT AND THEYJUST DON'T SHOWUP ON TRUCKS."ONWEDNESDAY...THEYPUT A CALL FORHELP OUT ON SOCIALMEDIA.KEVINHEATHCOAT/OWNER,BOURBON N'TOULOUSE: "WITHINA FEW MINUTES WEALREADY HAD THEMCOMING IN AND MYPHONE JUST BLEWUPE YSTERDAY."ONE WOMADRN OVE30 MINUTESTHURSDAY MORNINGTO MAKE THEDROP-OFF.KEVINHEATHCOAT/OWN,ERBOURBON N'TOULOUSE: "WESTARTED THIS WEEKWITH EIGHT INHOUSE AND NOWWE'RE UP TO ABOUT200."SOFIA MILLAR:"BOURBON N'TOULOUSE STILLNEEDS ABOUT 100 OFTHESE RACKS.

IFYOU HAVE ANY ANDCAN BRING THEM IN,EYTH'LL SEND YOUHOME WITH SOMEFREE FOOD FORHELPING THEM GETROUGTHH THEWEEKEND.

INLEXINGTON SOFIAMILLAR LEX 18NEWS."LARRY