Restaurants & Retail

All Star Catering owner opens Opie’s on Florida Boulevard

All Star Catering owner Brian Medlin recently opened Opie’s, a new restaurant on Florida...

See how the IRS wants to change the way businesses report gratuities 

For the past two decades, tipped employees have had the responsibility of reporting their tips, which are subject to income and payroll taxes, to the Internal Revenue Service. 

Local owner sells La-Z-Boy store’s location to the corporate office for $1.7M

La-Z-Boy Inc. has purchased the company's franchise location on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard for $1.7 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Baton Rouge’s Smalls Sliders continues to expand

After opening a Smalls Sliders in Denham Springs two weeks ago, franchisee Blain Bech has his eyes on Baton Rouge for future expansion. 

Iconic Spanish Town store primed for another rebirth

Known for most of its history as Capitol Grocery, Baton Rouge’s oldest store—located in its oldest neighborhood—first opened in 1914. 

How to retain retail workers who deal with bad-behaving customers 

Requiring front-line retail employees to police customers’ bad behavior can increase workers' feelings of unfairness and their desire to find new jobs, according to a study from LSU.
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Consistency and culture have made Louie’s a Baton Rouge institution 

Louie’s is never quiet. In between sips of coffee, the restaurant’s student-dominated crowd anxiously babbles about upcoming quizzes and weekend shenanigans. The aroma of bacon is thick in the air.

Bars, restaurants look to trivia nights to help boost business

Nationwide, bars and restaurants are increasingly adding trivia night events to their schedules in an effort to attract more customers and boost profits.

How tight is the labor market? Raising Cane’s helping managers buy homes

Raising Cane’s is offering a new benefit in response to the tight U.S. labor market: The company is paying closing costs of up to $10,000 for general managers buying their first homes, Bloomberg reports. 

The story behind Zachary’s first vegan restaurant 

A plant-based movement is making its way through Zachary.