Seth Dickerson

sdickerson@gannett.com

A sign on the door of the East 70th Street location of Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen said the store is closed permanently.

"As of September 26, this restaurant is closed permanently," the sign reads. "We appreciate your support over the past six years and hope that you will have an opportunity to visit us again at one of our other Louisiana restaurant locations."

When The Times went to the business to verify its closure, workers were taking down the sign.

“After six years in this location, we have made the difficult decision to close our Eastgate Shopping Center location because of declining sales. We have deeply appreciated the support of our loyal Shreveport guests over the years and as a token of gratitude, we are offering severance packages to our E 70th St. team members based on tenure.” Jason Daniel, Regional Vice President at Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen said in an email Monday.