Restaurants & Retail

Convenience store property on Jefferson Highway sells for $5.3M

California-based investment company Ruffner Properties bought the convenience store property at 8967 Jefferson Highway for $5.3 million on Thursday.

New dog park and sports bar concept planned for Burbank Drive

A new dog park and sports bar concept called Tailgates is planned for space in between The Oasis, soon to be The Shed, and Ben Hur Road.

Restaurants, airline jumping on subscription trend 

Taco Bell, Sweetgreen Inc. and Alaska Air Group Inc. have introduced or tested subscription...

Did concrete barriers on Burbank cause a McDonald’s to close?

Concrete barriers built by the city-parish on Burbank Drive a few years ago for traffic safety made it harder for customers to turn into a McDonald’s on the corner of Burbank and West Lee Drive. The McDonald’s is now closed, leaving some to question whether corner real estate is what it once was in Baton Rouge.

Roundup: Weather warning / Waitr partnership / Nielsen acquisition  

High wind: A significant severe weather outbreak is expected across parts of the Deep...

Meet the teen behind Beluga Bliss, a Baton Rouge aromatherapy brand 

You’re never too young to start a business. Take it from Condoleezza Semien, a 16-year-old entrepreneur who started her own business, Beluga Bliss, when she was in the eighth grade.
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Downtown’s Blues Café wants to be a hub for live music 

In the heart of downtown Baton Rouge, the new Blues Café will combine jazz and blues music, Southern cuisine and specialty brunch cocktails when it opens later this spring.

Gerry Lane Enterprises acquires Clark Crain dealership in St. Francisville

Gerry Lane Enterprises acquired the Clark Crain Chrysler Dodge Jeep and Ram franchise in St. Francisville for an undisclosed amount on Thursday.

Social Coffee opens permanent location downtown 

What should stand out in a coffee drink? The coffee, believes Dillon Farrell, whose mobile concept Social Coffee opened a long-awaited permanent location in downtown Baton Rouge last week.

Do calorie counts affect how much customers order at restaurants? 

The idea was that giving consumers additional information would help curb rising obesity rates. But does it actually change how much people eat?