[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13858]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING MAGGIO GROCERY AND DELI

 Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, small businesses in Louisiana play 
a major role in their local communities and economy, and far more often 
than not, they support and showcase the values and livelihood of the 
people around them. In that spirit, I would to recognize Maggio Grocery 
and Deli of Bossier City, LA, as Small Business of the Week.
  In 1923, Sam and Mary Maggio opened Maggio Grocery along the Red 
River in Bossier City, LA. An Italian immigrant and World War I 
veteran, Sam built the grocery store with the goal of providing his 
Bossier City neighbors with the highest quality groceries, meats, 
seafood, and service-with-a-smile one could find in the community. Even 
with a friendly rival grocery store across the street, Sam found 
success with Maggio Grocery and eventually passed the business along to 
his two sons, Joe and Charlie. These days Maggio Grocery is run by 
Charlie's son, Vince, and his wife, Sharon, who work to make sure the 
family's namesake grocery store maintains the same traditions that have 
lasted three generations. Even with the prolific growth of 
supermarkets, 93 years later, Maggio Grocery continues to thrive in 
northwest Louisiana and remains in its original location on Thompson 
Street.
  I would like to congratulate Maggio Grocery and Deli for being 
recognized as Small Business of the Week, and I look forward to their 
continued growth and success.

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