Don’s Seafood will not reopen its restaurant at 6823 Airline Hwy., which was shuttered by the August flood, and will instead begin looking for a new Baton Rouge location next year, says Chief Operating Officer Eric Mulina.
“We do intend to open another Baton Rouge location,” says Mulina, adding he’s still waiting on the restaurant’s flood insurer to disburse money to cover the damages. “But we’re not in a rush. We’re going to take our time and make the right decision.”
Don’s, which has six locations in Covington, Denham Springs, Gonzales, Hammond, Lafayette and Metairie, saw its Baton Rouge restaurant take on more than six feet of water during the August flood.
The Denham Springs location also flooded with about four feet of water, but it reopened on Aug. 27.
—Sam Karlin
