Restaurants & Retail

Year-in-review: Commercial real estate survives 2020 but future uncertain

While 2020 could have been a year that decimated commercial real estate, the office and retail sectors in Baton Rouge remain relatively healthy as the year comes to a close, though there’s plenty of uncertainty and some concern about what lies ahead.

Baton Rouge’s biggest restaurant openings of the year

Let’s give three cheers to our local restaurant industry. There’s probably never been a...

Amid pandemic and shipping delays, gift cards become go-to presents

Shoppers worried about visiting stores as COVID-19 cases surge, and unwilling to risk gifts...

Batch 13 temporarily closes doors to weather pandemic blows

Al Copeland Investments has closed Batch 13, its downtown fast-casual breakfast and lunch restaurant,...

Restaurant association applauds revived PPP provisions 

Included in Congress’ $900 billion relief bill are several unique provisions for the revived...

Upsized tax deduction for business lunches will help local restaurants

The draft language of the emergency coronavirus relief package expected to be approved by...
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Christmas brand Fig & Dove expands outside of holiday decor

Five years after Baton Rouge interior designer Colleen Waguespack launched Fig & Dove specializing in high-end Christmas decor, the entrepreneur is expanding her business into items and gifts for special occasions. 

Lounge with rooftop bar planned downtown at former Hound Dogs site

A local investor has bought the former Hound Dogs bar on the corner of Main and Seventh streets and has plans to lease the building as a lounge with a rooftop bar. 

Yoga Rouge, Core Chiropractic open in Southdowns Shopping Center 

The Southdowns Shopping Center has added two new tenants over the past month, while two of its existing tenants have moved into larger spaces within the Perkins Road retail center.

Louisiana Restaurant Association pushing for more federal aid 

The Louisiana Restaurant Association is lobbying for additional federal aid as its establishments, like...