An occupancy permit was filed Thursday for the Bennington Avenue nightclub where a dozen people were injured last month in a mass shooting, according to public records.
Inflation on ingredients like eggs, butter and flour is hitting Baton Rouge bakers hard, and in some cases it’s resulting in the removal of menu items or price hikes in the middle of king cake season.
While a recent closure was temporary and related to a family emergency, the new proprietor of Capitol Grocery says he is working through the store’s larger issues and expects to host an event for Spanish Town Mardi Gras.
Capitol Grocery, an institution of Baton Rouge’s Spanish Town neighborhood that first opened in 1914 and has frequently changed hands in recent years, is closed and might not reopen anytime soon.