Restaurants & Retail

Zachary-based Southern Roots Outfitters closed on two lots in Zachary last week for its future location.

Behemoth New Orleans restaurant groups received the lion’s share of recovery funding following COVID-19 shutdowns and smaller business owners felt left out, a new feature from Louisiana Illuminator details. 

The Historic Spanish Town Civic Association has taken a firm stance against a hard liquor license for Belli, the former Capitol Grocery.

The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would make some 3.6 million additional U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay. 

Walking into a restaurant like Bistro Byronz or Elsie’s Pie and Plate this summer, one might be surprised to hear that Baton Rouge businesses usually see a dip in traffic during the hottest months of the year.

Americans didn’t let persistent inflation and lingering worries about a recession cut into summer spending on dining out and drinking.

The Live Oak Shopping Center on Florida Boulevard, near the Baton Rouge General Mid...

The owner of Belli, formerly Capitol Grocery, is pursuing a liquor license for the iconic Spanish Town store. The move is a formality to sell craft beer and wine, as Baton Rouge’s Alcoholic Beverage Control requires a liquor license for any spirits above 6% alcohol per volume. 

After struggling with tight supply levels for the past three years, local car dealer Matt McKay, of All-Star Automotive, is optimistic that the worst of the inventory shortage is over. 

Both George’s restaurant locations—one on George O'Neal Lane and the other on Highland Road—are under new ownership.