After 63 Years of Operation in Belle Chasse, Balestra’s is Sold to Breaux Mart
Brothers Sal, Ralph and Joe Balestra in produce department at store. The brothers have been managing the store non -stop for recent years until the sale of the family’s business last week. Photo by Brandi Rollo
On Wednesday, July 15, the Belle Chasse grocery store Balestra’s—a community staple since the 1960s—had its last closing shift. From now on, the grocery store will be a Breaux Mart, a local chain which bought the store from the Balestra family, officially “ending an era” (as district 2 council member Beau Black worded it in a Facebook post) in Plaquemines Parish.
