Popeyes was born in 1972, but its story began with a stumble. Founder Al Copeland initially opened "Chicken on the Run" in Arabi, Louisiana, serving mild fried chicken. When the recipe failed to captivate, Copeland reinvented the menu with a spicy Cajun twist, rebranding the restaurant as "Popeyes" in homage to Detective Popeye Doyle from The French Connection https://popeymenu.com/