Restaurants & Retail

CounterspaceBR opening third location in former Gov’t Taco building

Local bakery CounterspaceBR is continuing its expansion across the Capital Region with a new...

Why Small Business Saturday wasn’t its usual success

This year’s Small Business Saturday―a national event that promotes small businesses and  incentivizes holiday shoppers to support them―wasn’t quite the success that it has been in the past, some Baton Rouge business owners say. 

Benny’s continues to expand across Capital Region

Baton Rouge-based Benny’s Car Wash has several projects underway as part of larger expansion efforts. 

Meet the shop dogs that keep Parish Pets’ store running 

It’s hard to find good help these days. Take a look at Parish Pets: Employees are sleeping on the job, licking customers and even chasing their tails instead of working.

Holiday shopping insights from LSU’s Dan Rice 

Dan Rice, director of LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business Behavioral Research Lab, shared his expertise on the shopping season in a recent Q&A published by LSU. 

Jay Ducote returning to Food Network for competition 

Baton Rouge chef Jay Ducote is returning to Food Network to compete on another television cooking competition. 
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Amazon will allow US customers to buy cars on its site from local dealers

E-commerce giant Amazon will launch vehicle sales in the U.S. next year, allowing local car dealers to sell directly to customers on its site. 

This longtime Lee Drive eatery is moving to Highland Road 

New York Bagel Company is getting a new brand and a new home.

Gov’t Taco set to close as Guaranty Media exits restaurant business

Gov’t Taco is closing its Mid City doors for good this Saturday. The restaurant announced...

Salad Station’s plans call for expanding to 100 locations

Hammond-based Salad Station on Wednesday announced an aggressive expansion, with plans to grow the quick-service salad chain to 100 locations by the end of 2027.