FRENCH SETTLEMENT — Marlie's Restaurant is closed until further notice after a car drove into the front of the French Settlement restaurant. 

The owners of the restaurant said Thursday morning that the crash, which they say was caused by a drunk driver, "destroyed one side of our restaurant."

"This really hurts a small, family business," a Facebook post read. "Hopefully, we can recover."

Marlie's said that they will update the community when they reopen. 

"Hopefully, this doesn’t take too much business away," the Facebook post added.