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New Chick-fil-A Coming Soon to Opelousas, LA
Chick-fil-A, the well-known fast food chicken franchise, will be coming soon to the 1000 Block of E Landry Street, right next door to CVS and conveniently situated across from Lowe’s in Opelousas, Louisiana. The property has been secured and the groundbreaking for this project is scheduled to take place...
Pinspiration, A New DIY Craft Studio Now Open In Broussard, Louisiana
Pinspiration, a DIY Craft Studio has recently opened at Broussard, Louisiana. Pinspiration Lafayette offers a creative and inspiring environment for people of all ages to engage in popular craft projects without the need of booking ahead of time. Jade LeBouef, owner of Pinspiration Lafayette, is a lifelong resident of south...
Acadian Kitchens, A Local Cajun & Creole Foods Brand Expanding Into North Lafayette
Acadian Kitchens, the company producing the Ragin Cajun and Cajun’s Choice brands of products, is coming soon to a larger facility at 3136 NE Evangeline Thruway in North Lafayette, formerly one of the many previous Completeful.com spaces. As a leading producer of authentic Louisiana culinary products, Acadian Kitchens produces...
Agora, A New Open Air Market Has Come to Downtown Lafayette
Agora Open Air Market, a new open-air market has come to 716 Lafayette Street in Downtown Lafayette, formerly the planned space for an ambitious high-rise tower development. Founded by Denice Skinner, a visionary entrepreneur committed to supporting local businesses, Agora Open Air Market fills a long-awaited void downtown by providing a Saturday market that showcases a diverse range of high-quality vendors.
Chick-fil-A Construction Progress at Ridge Road & Johnston Street
The new Chick-fil-A, located at 5300 Johnston Street & Ridge Road, across from Time Plaza shopping center in Lafayette, is roughly about 57.0125% closer to completion. This new location will effectively make it the fourth Chick-fil-A store in the city with others located on LA Ave, Kaliste Saloom, and inside of the Acadiana Mall.
Former Field & Stream To Become Dick’s Sporting Goods Expansion
The former Field & Stream, an outdoor sporting goods retailer previously located at 110 Old Camp Road in Lafayette, closed a few weeks ago and has provided an opportunity for Dick’s to expand. To make way for the expansion, renovations have begun to rid all former Field & Stream...
Miko’s Donut’s Official Business Name Change from Jak’s Donuts in Broussard
Miko’s Donuts, formerly known as Jak’s Donuts in Broussard, officially rebranded as an independently owned and operated business. Located at 137 Albertson Parkway in Broussard, Louisiana. Miko’s Donuts sets itself apart with a new name, logo, and an expanded menu offering exciting specialty additions that are ever-changing each month.
Murk Wilson, owner at Keep Em Laced
— The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Music Academy of Acadiana, and Chase Group Construction. Unleash your musical potential with the Music Academy of Acadiana – Acadiana’s top music school! With classes in piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, saxophone, flute, and audio production, their experienced instructors cater to students of all ages and musical styles. Graduates have excelled in college and major music competitions, and even made it on popular TV shows like American Idol & The Voice. Founded by UL Lafayette music school graduate Tim Benson, they’ve won national recognition and are consistently voted as a top music school since 2016.
Cocodrie – Curated Curiosities, a New Artist-centric Space Coming Soon to Downtown Lafayette
A new artist-centric retail & creative space called Cocodrie – Curated Curiosities is coming soon to 515 Jefferson Street in the historic Moore’s Studio space, formerly Subway, in Downtown Lafayette. Founded by local artist, Colette Amie Bernard, Cocodrie will be a space for emerging and established artists fostering...
Pop-A-Lock to Open First-Ever Lafayette Storefront on Johnston Street
Pop-A-Lock, America’s Most Trusted Locksmith Franchise, is under construction to build out their first-ever storefront located at 4551 Johnston Street in Lafayette. This new storefront will offer a comprehensive range of locksmith services, catering to automotive, residential, and commercial needs. The new Pop-A-Lock storefront will provide customers with a...
Superior Grill Construction Progress — May 30th, 2023
Superior Grill Mexican restaurant construction at 2320 Kaliste Saloom Road in Lafayette is making fast pace toward serving up their signature food & drinks. Okay okay, so we say fast pace because now that construction has officially begun, they are moving fast. We all remember questioning if it was actually still happening not even a year ago because it had seemed like nothing was happening.
The Nexus Mount creators, Brandon & Morgan Miller
— The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Music Academy of Acadiana, and Chase Group Construction. Unleash your musical potential with the Music Academy of Acadiana – Acadiana’s top music school! With classes in piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, saxophone, flute, and audio production, their experienced instructors cater to students of all ages and musical styles. Graduates have excelled in college and major music competitions, and even made it on popular TV shows like American Idol & The Voice. Founded by UL Lafayette music school graduate Tim Benson, they’ve won national recognition and are consistently voted as a top music school since 2016.
Parish Biscuit Company, A New Southern Culinary Experience Coming Soon to Lafayette’s Oil Center
Parish Biscuit Company, a new locally owned breakfast, brunch, and lunch concept is coming soon to Lafayette’s Oil Center in the former Chicken Salad Chick space at 1120 Coolidge Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. The concept of Parish Biscuit Company originated from a group of friends, led by Steven Laborde,...
New Donut & Kolaches Spot Coming Soon on Evangeline Thruway & Jefferson Blvd
A new donuts & kolaches spot is coming soon to the corner of Evangeline Thruway & 415 Jefferson Blvd. The building, a former Cracker Barrel c-store training center, has been left up for grabs and will soon become a morning pastry stop. At the moment, the only thing we know about it is that it will serve donuts & kolaches, because that’s what the sign says. Seems pretty straightforward, seeing that no other business names have been provided.
Ça C’est Bon Catering to Open New Café & Office Location in the Oil Center
Ça C’est Bon Catering, a locally owned Cajun/Creole catering company will soon be opening a physical location at 803 W Pinhook Road in Lafayette’s Oil Center. Led by owner and Chef Shane Vallot, a former UL Ragin’ Cajuns football player, and joined by assistant Head Chef, Gavin Daigle who brings a wealth of culinary knowledge from his experience throughout different restaurants in the Acadiana area, Ça C’est Bon Catering combines a passion for local cuisine with a dedication to excellence in their work. The menu features weekly plate lunches, BBQ Plate lunches on Sundays, and a daily menu of homemade burgers, loaded fries, wraps, poboys, salads, and a weekly special item that promises to surprise and delight.
Noah Brandon, CEO, Unitech Training Academy and For My Child Learning Center
— The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Music Academy of Acadiana, and Chase Group Construction. Unleash your musical potential with the Music Academy of Acadiana – Acadiana’s top music school! With classes in piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, saxophone, flute, and audio production, their experienced instructors cater to students of all ages and musical styles. Graduates have excelled in college and major music competitions, and even made it on popular TV shows like American Idol & The Voice. Founded by UL Lafayette music school graduate Tim Benson, they’ve won national recognition and are consistently voted as a top music school since 2016.
Smalls Sliders Officially Installs Building Structure in Lafayette
Smalls Sliders, the fast-growing Baton Rouge-based restaurant has officially installed its signature container-style building structures on its new site at 4611 Ambassador Caffery in Lafayette, LA. We initially wrote about the company coming to Lafayette back in August of last year, 2022. And at the time of that post, we...
Cosmetology Training Center New Acquisition, Plans for Future Expansion
Cosmetology Training Center (CTC), a locally owned and operated cosmetology school located at 5520 Johnston Street in Lafayette, LA, was recently acquired by local industry professionals with plans to expand the company and ensure its continued legacy success. Founded in 1983 by Lora Moreau, Cosmetology Training Center has provided high-quality...
Inside Coffeeweed Cottage, Now Open
Back in December of 2022, we shared a unique community-based business called Coffeeweed Cottage, that would be coming to 410 Poydras Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. After nearly 6 months of work, Coffeeweed Cottage is now open! They are celebrating with a grand opening today, Thursday. May 18th, from 11 AM – 1 PM.
Brent Broussard, Owner at The Broussard Enterprise Group, LLC, LL36 Classmate & Jewelry Maker
— The Tea Podcast is proudly sponsored by The Music Academy of Acadiana, and Chase Group Construction. Unleash your musical potential with the Music Academy of Acadiana – Acadiana’s top music school! With classes in piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, saxophone, flute, and audio production, their experienced instructors cater to students of all ages and musical styles. Graduates have excelled in college and major music competitions, and even made it on popular TV shows like American Idol & The Voice. Founded by UL Lafayette music school graduate Tim Benson, they’ve won national recognition and are consistently voted as a top music school since 2016.
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