Kenner's Singing Popeyes Lady Says She May Retire Soon

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Carter said her upbeat musical personae was inspired by a customer who, sometime during the dreary recovery era after Katrina, arrived at her window unexpectedly singing his order. “He said, ‘I need a two-piece, white meat, spicy, with frIIIIIIIES,’” she recalled, laughing. From then on out, Carter has been lifting spirits with a similar strategy.

“I’m a people person,” she said, understating the matter. “Somebody’s got to make somebody else’s day.”

It’s not just an act, Carter said. She’s really as happy as she seems. “I don’t play,” she advised.

God has a lot to do with it, she said. “God keeps you going. God gives you peace of mind.”

Taste of fame

A recent video capturing one of Carter’s spirited takeout performances became a local Facebook sensation. But it wasn’t her first moment in the spotlight.

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