Restaurants & Retail

Late-summer openings planned for new Bistro Byronz, Spoke and Hub

Work is under way on the former White Star Market space in the Square 46 development on Government Street that will house the new location of Bistro Byronz. But an opening date is still several months away.

SBA releases details for $28.6B Restaurant Revitalization Fund

Over the weekend, the Small Business Administration got one step closer to launching the...

Bluebonnet Parc listing reveals investor insight into market

The recent listing of the Bluebonnet Parc retail center, which is adjacent to the Mall of Louisiana and visible from Interstate 10, offers insight into what investors and real estate brokers think about the viability of the local market.

800 more department stores in US expected to close in next five years

Department stores, once a middle-class mainstay of convenience and indulgence, had been spiraling downward...

Dream Tart Desserts bakery offers flavorful, custom-designed creations

For Misbah Ullah, 2021 has already been a busy year. In February, she turned...

Todd Graves’ ‘Restaurant Recovery’ series rolls out today

Todd Graves, founder and CEO of Raising Cane’s, is hosting a new docuseries called...
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Downtown Baton Rouge businesses feel ripple effect from drop in office occupancy 

It’s been just five years since then-President Barack Obama ordered oyster, shrimp and roast...

Local businesses happy to lose restrictions but struggling to staff up

While restaurant and business owners are welcoming the crowds returning to their establishments in the days since Gov. John Bel Edwards relaxed the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, many say they’re having a hard time rehiring enough staff to keep up.

Downtown’s pandemic dilemma

After a largely rough year for those doing business downtown, there are signs of optimism on the horizon—especially in the multifamily sector.

Soji reopening Tuesday after wind knocks down Entergy poles, damaging property

Heavy winds knocked two Entergy poles with transformers onto Soji’s property early Saturday morning,...