▁half ▁of ▁their ▁locations ▁in ▁Louisiana . ▁The ▁following ▁years ▁showed ▁expansion ▁west ▁into ▁Texas ▁while ▁adding ▁the ▁Cop eland ' s ▁Che es ec ake ▁B istro , ▁Fire ▁and ▁Ice ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁Al ' s ▁D ivers ified ▁Food ▁& ▁Season ings ▁– ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁special ty ▁food s ▁and ▁sp ices ▁for ▁large ▁national ▁restaurant ▁ch ains . ▁ ▁Al vin ▁C . ▁Cop eland ▁ ▁Al ▁Cop eland ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Louis ian an ▁raised ▁entrepr ene ur ▁who ▁is , ▁first ▁and ▁for em ost , ▁known ▁for ▁found ing ▁Pope yes ▁Ch icken ▁and ▁Bis cu its ▁in ▁Arab i , ▁Louisiana ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Al ▁Cop eland ▁also ▁built ▁up ▁Al ▁Cop eland ▁In vest ments ▁which ▁own s ▁and ▁oper ates ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁concepts ▁including ▁restaur ants ▁such ▁as ▁Cop eland ' s ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Cop eland ' s ▁Che es ec ake ▁B istro , ▁and ▁Cop eland ' s ▁Social ▁City ▁B istro . ▁A CI ▁also ▁oper ates ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁hot els ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁area ▁including : ▁Best ▁Western ▁French ▁Qu arter , ▁Best ▁Western ▁Land mark , ▁and ▁Garden ▁District . ▁Food ▁Service ▁Pl ants ▁and ▁Com edy ▁Club s ▁are ▁also ▁enter pr ises ▁owned ▁by ▁A CI . ▁ ▁Menu ▁