Restaurants & Retail

Restaurants, shops, and retailers across the Baton Rouge area — openings, closings, expansions, and the people behind them.

DDD researching best practices for handling noise issues

The Downtown Development District is researching best practices about how to deal with nightlife noise.

Shoppers, diners frustrated as businesses stick with reduced hours 

Before the pandemic, consumers had gotten accustomed to instant gratification: packages and groceries delivered...

Where to shop for local artists’ wares during holidays

There’s no gift quite as special or one of a kind as art. Whether...

Violence at recent events prompts EBR regulators consider rules for party promoters

The Alcohol Beverage Control Board for East Baton Rouge Parish plans to hold a special meeting today to discuss potential regulations for party promoters. 

Christmas tree shortage? These Baton Rouge businesses are selling live trees

Real Christmas trees are harder to come by in 2022 than in years past,...

Good luck finding a company’s phone number, try talking with a chat box

Budget airline carrier Frontier Airlines got rid of its phone number for customer service last month, leaving customers to use chat functions or social media to resolve issues. 
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Catering businesses are seeing a return to pre-pandemic volumes

If the volume of orders that local caterers are receiving this year is any...

TJ Ribs closes Prairieville location, again  

Priarieville's TJ Ribs closed again this week—and, by all appearances, for good. As of...

Mall of Louisiana’s shuttered Sears Auto Center store sells for $2.7M

The Mall of Louisiana’s former Sears Auto Center location, closed since 2021, has sold for $2.7 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Roundup: Inflation tracker / Entergy donation / End of the Lane  

Still elevated: A measure of inflation that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve...
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