Restaurants & Retail

Fall coffee drinks to try in Baton Rouge that go beyond pumpkin spice

Love them or loathe them, the flavors we associate with pumpkin pie are a centerpiece of fall coffeehouse menus, where options now extend well beyond the PSL.

Baton Rouge restaurants hoping for more federal aid

The National Restaurant Association continues to press Congress to replenish the depleted Restaurant Revitalization Fund, something many Baton Rouge-area restaurants say they could benefit from.

New Perkins Road boutique aims to please customers of all ages 

The former Subway location near College Drive and Perkins Road has undergone a major transformation and is now the home of Myla Boutique, a clothing store for women and girls that opened last weekend. 

Raising Cane’s sending corporate employees to staff restaurants 

Baton Rouge-based Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is sending about half of its corporate staff to work in its restaurants amid a severe shortage of hourly workers.

Carvana applying to build Baton Rouge location, its first in Louisiana 

Online car seller Carvana submitted a rezoning request with the Baton Rouge Planning and Zoning Commission last week to build its first Louisiana location, on Reiger Road.

Check out what’s brewing at Baton Rouge’s coffee shops 

But over the last 20 years, this backdrop of coffee love has expanded in Baton Rouge to include numerous third-wave specialty cafes—shops that elevate the experience with single-sourced beans, meticulous roasting and creative mixology normally reserved for craft cocktails.
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Restaurant industry pushing Congress for $60B in federal aid

Restaurant industry lobbyists are asking Congress for $60 billion in federal aid in its...

Mid City Shopping Center sold to Fast Stop owners

The Mid City Shopping Center, at the corner of North Foster Drive and Greenwell Springs Road, was sold for $3.65 million in a deal filed Monday.

Baton Rouge retailers trying to get ahead of supply chain issues for holiday season

Backed-up supply chains have been an issue for retailers since the early days of the pandemic, and Baton Rouge stores are trying to combat the problem in order to have enough stock for holiday shopping.

Baton Rouge restaurant openings to look for this fall 

Original concepts and refreshed locations will roll out over the next few weeks and months, heralding the continuing evolution of the Capital City’s dining scene.