The owners of American Factory Direct Furniture have purchased the approximately 2.2-acre property that houses the company’s Gonzales showroom near Interstate 10.
The Comeaux family acquired the property through its Brewster Gonzales entity from Broussard-based Guidry Land Development’s Gonzales Venture LLC for $7.9 million, according to a transaction recently filed with the Ascension Parish Clerk of Court’s office.
Timothy Bradley represented Guidry Land Development in the sale, while American Factory Direct Furniture CFO Grace Comeaux-Piro represented the buyer.
Business filings with the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office list Robert Comeaux, Billie Comeaux and Comeaux-Piro as members of Brewster Gonzales.
The American Factory Direct location is on South Outfitters Drive, less than a half-mile from Bass Pro Shops.
Clerk of court records show Gonzales Venture purchased the property in July 2022 for $1.3 million. Kent Design Build completed construction of the 34,000-square-foot facility in 2023. The building includes a 30,000-square-foot furniture and mattress showroom.
Robert and Billie Comeaux founded American Factory Direct after the closure of Comeaux’s Appliance Center and Furniture Mart in the early 1990s. The company remains a third-generation, family-owned business.
American Factory Direct operates stores in Gonzales, Baton Rouge, Covington, Lafayette and Long Beach, Mississippi, as well as an AFD Furniture & Mattress Outlet location in Mandeville.
