Restaurants & Retail

Metro Council to decide Wednesday on controversial Millennial Park rezoning request

The Metro Council on Wednesday will decide whether to rezone a portion of Millennial Park to allow for alcohol sales amid major backlash from nearby residents, who complain of loud noise, a lack of parking and generally poor management at the shipping container retail and restaurant park.

LSU revisiting Rouses ties in wake of executive’s participation in DC protest

Fallout from supermarket executive Donald Rouse Sr.’s participation in the Jan. 6 protests on...

Baton Rouge-based restaurants expanding into Ascension Parish

Many Baton Rouge-based restaurants are expanding into Ascension Parish, with an accelerated effort in recent months to establish a presence in the Prairieville/Dutchtown corridor.

Hammond-based Gnarly Barley named Brewery of the Year by magazine

Hammond-based Gnarly Barley has been named the 2020 Brewery of the Year by The...

What the 2021 crawfish season will look like for Louisiana

At the peak of the 2020 crawfish season, Gov. John Bel Edwards had just...

Baton Rouge businesses taking ‘wait-and-see’ approach ahead of Broome news conference

As state and local government officials increasingly call for Louisianans to stay home amid...
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Firearms store and indoor range plans for Greens at Millerville aim for approval

A national firearms retailer will be one step closer to breaking ground in the Louisiana market if the Planning Commission approves its final development plan next month.

Baton Rouge bakeries say king cake demand remains high despite pandemic

While Louisiana mourns the cancellation of traditional Mardi Gras celebrations, bakeries around Baton Rouge...

Scotlandville-based coffee cafe expanding to downtown

North Baton Rouge-based Southern Cofé is opening a new location downtown.   The new Cofé Concepts,...

Amid backlash, parish attorney’s office scraps resolution to ban curbside alcohol sales

Following a wave of backlash from local bar and restaurant owners, the parish attorney’s office is removing from this week’s Metro Council agenda an emergency resolution that would have effectively banned all curbside alcohol sales,