Organizers who ran last weekend’s Fried Chicken Festival in New Orleans have apologized for using a Holocaust memorial as a break and rest area for employees. Max Gaudin, a bystander, brought attention to how the Holocaust Memorial in Woldenberg Park was being utilized when he was walking by the festival, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. Gaudin, who is Jewish, took to Facebook and posted that he felt the use of the memorial was “disrespectful.”WAWA SANDWICH CONTAINED MAGGOTS, MAN CLAIMS"The fried chicken fest on the river has a lounge inside of the New Orleans Holocaust Memorial. "The significance of the Holocaust Memorial was factored into the planning of the festival," a statement from the organizers said. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWSGaudin told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that the memorial’s area should be revered.

Source: Fox News September 28, 2017 16:30 UTC