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• Coffee business to get new alley following months of phone calls, emails Play Video

  February 6, 2018 7:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A City-Parish maintained alley behind a Baton Rouge business has seen better days. The alley runs parallel to Government Street and runs between businesses and parking. French Truck Coffee is one of those businesses. Owner and Founder Geoffrey Meeker says the bumpy road should have been... more »

• Several Starbucks stores close due to widespread system outage

  May 16, 2017 2:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - At least one Baton Rouge Starbucks location has been affected by a nationwide computer system outage Tuesday. According to a report from ABC7 News, Starbucks stores around the country are experiencing a system outage. The outage has caused several stores to close, prompting frustrated customers to... more »

• WATCH: Starbucks employee has meltdown over new Unicorn Frappuccino Play Video

  April 23, 2017 8:36 PM

  A Starbucks barista has taken to social media hoping to make orders for the coffee chain's much buzzed about Unicorn Frappuccino disappear. Starbucks' entry into the unicorn food craze was released Wednesday and its popularity was too much for 19-year-old Colorado barista Braden Burson. He posted a video (now-deleted)... more »

• Coffee shops stay busy during severe cold weather Play Video

  January 7, 2017 11:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Following the severe cold weather in the area, residents found refuge in their local coffee shops. Although Friday was windy, cold and rainy, Saturday turned out to be warm and steamy for those at Magpie Cafe looking for their hot cup of joe. Crowds showed... more »

• Drew Brees becomes owner of 3 Baton Rouge Dunkin' Donuts

  January 3, 2017 2:35 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Saints quarterback Drew Brees is continuing to expand his reach in the food business in Louisiana with the announcement Tuesday that he is partnering to open more than five dozen Dunkin' Donut stores in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Monroe and Alexandria over the coming years. Brees,... more »

• Microsoft releases Starbucks for Outlook add-in

  June 16, 2016 10:50 AM

  In an effort to make meetings slightly more tolerable (and increase corporate profits), Microsoft and Starbucks announced Thursday that the software giant has created a Starbucks for Outlook add-in to make it easier for workers to set up meetings at the coffeehouse chain's multitude of locations throughout the country. ... more »