Restaurants & Retail

Ravioli … in the crawfish boil? What constitutes—and violates—the laws of king cake? How about where to find the best seafood plate in Ascension Parish, or ramen in Baton Rouge?

A new interiors and gift shop debuts this Saturday on Highland Road. 

Lafayette-based KOK Wings & Things will open its first restaurant in the Capital Region—in the Electric Depot on Government Street—this weekend.  

The company behind Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Ruth’s Hospitality Group, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Darden Restaurants

Rouses Market is looking at a Nov. 1 opening date for its new north Baton Rouge grocery store, at the corner of Florida Boulevard and North Ardenwood Drive. 

The largest job search site has run afoul of the small business community, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

The owners of popular LSU-area bar Bogie's purchased the bar’s property on East Boyd Drive for $1.05 million this week.

The Capital Region saw its retail vacancy rates drop from 8.81% to 7.17% last year, following a national trend of lowering rates. Nationwide, retail vacancy rates are the lowest in a decade. 

State lawmakers are set to consider making it illegal for people under 21 to enter a bar, even to work there. 

In the 12 years since Jay Ducote stormed into the south Louisiana food scene, he’s had seemingly boundless energy for new projects.