Latoya Giles was in line at a Popeyes in South Louisiana at the beginning of March when a strange person cut in front of her. A rooster proceeded to cross in front of her automobile and head toward the restaurant’s entrance.
Giles, a traveling nurse, had heard tales about the rooster from coworkers at the hospital across the street. But until she actually saw him, she didn’t think a live rooster had moved into the Slidell Popeyes parking lot.
“As I was coming to the drive-thru [window], the rooster walks in front of my car, so I stepped on my break,” Giles told The Dodo. “Then he went to the door, and he just stood there like he was looking in.”
Giles knew that nobody would believe her without proof, so she started snapping photos of the rooster as he stood at the restaurant entrance, waiting for someone to open the door.
As Giles drove out of the Popeyes parking lot, she noticed something else strange — a chicken coop.
The enigmatic rooster, according to Popeyes staff, showed up in the eatery in September, just after Hurricane Ida, and would not go. The crew tenderly adopted the rooster and gave him the name Rocco after unsuccessfully trying to locate his owner in the area.
Employees at the branch have adopted Rocco as their mascot, feeding and tending to him on a regular basis and even building him a coop. Although Rocco may have made an odd family choice, he appears to be happy.
Giles replied, “He’s handsome and healthy.” He is unquestionably receiving excellent care.
Now, every morning on her way to work, Giles is greeted by the sight of Rocco strutting around the parking lot, surveying his domain. And Rocco’s popularity is only growing.
“Business has definitely improved,” Giles said. “Everyone wants to see the chicken.”
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