Treat comes to Central: Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt is set to open its fourth location in the Capital Region today, on Wax Road in Central. Travis Hood, the LSU student who owns the Central location, also owns a Menchie’s in Hammond.
No longer stuck in Mobile: Carnival Cruises says it is moving its Carnival Elation ship to New Orleans and out of Mobile, Ala., in November. After that, the company will no longer offer trips out of Mobile. While ships leaving Mobile have consistently been full, the company says it can’t make enough money because of rising fuel prices combined with cruise prices that are lower than at other ports. The future of the Alabama cruise terminal at Mobile is uncertain.
