Restaurants & Retail

Baton Rouge entrepreneur: Walker Higgins of Muddy Water Paddle Co.

(Photography by Don Kadair) Position: Co-owner, paddler, outdoor adventurer Company: Muddy Water Paddle Co. What they do:...

Le Creolé moving from Highland Road location, Shucks! to move in

Popular restaurant Le Creolé will move from its current location off Highland Road to...

Baton Rouge area gun stores swamped by shoppers as tax-free holiday weekend begins

Baton Rouge area gun and sporting stores didn’t have to wait long this morning...

Proposals for redevelopment of Westmoreland center in Mid City include mix of residential, retail

Five groups of developers have submitted proposals to Catholic High School to redevelop the...

Ninfa’s being rebranded as Tío Javi’s Fresh-Mex Bar & Grill

Longtime Mexican staple Ninfa’s Mexican Restaurant is being rebranded as Tío Javi’s Fresh-Mex Bar...

Among Baton Rouge retailers, what’s better than Christmas? For stores that cater to fans, it’s football season.

Football season is the most anticipated time of year in south Louisiana—not only for...
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Save-A-Lot to breathe new life into long-closed Winn-Dixie location on Plank Road

A Save-A-Lot grocery store is set to fill the space in the Brookwood Village...

Zaxby’s to open new Baton Rouge location at Long Farm

Zaxby’s, the Athens, Georgia-based restaurant chain known for chicken fingers and wings, is planning...

A proposal to raise the federal overtime threshold has some Baton Rouge business leaders worried

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say that employees earning salaries below...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Ozzie Fernandez, Izzo’s Illegal Burrito

(Photo by Don Kadair) Name: Ozzie Fernandez Position: Co-founder/CEO, Izzo's Illegal Burrito Age: 41 Hometown: Houston Education: Bachelor's in...