@foreach($customers as $usr)
    <a @if ($customer_id==$usr->customer_id) class="active" @endif href="/Private/Messages/customer/{{md5($usr->customer_id)}}/{{$usr->customer_id}}" id="{{$usr->customer_id}}"><li>{{$usr->getCustomer->legal_name}}
    <span class="unread_msgs customer{{$usr->customer_id}} @if($getThis->getUnreadCustomersMessages($dep,$usr->customer_id)=='0') hide @endif">{{$getThis->getUnreadCustomersMessages($dep,$usr->customer_id)}}</span>
    </li></a>
@endforeach