Business Spanish Town institution Capitol Grocery closes By David Jacobs - February 3, 2023 File photo of the Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade in front of Capitol Grocery. FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Capitol Grocery, an institution of Baton Rouge’s Spanish Town neighborhood that first opened in 1914 and has frequently changed hands in recent years, is closed and might not reopen anytime soon. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.