Buff City Soap opening store, Super 1 Foods to get facelift: Here's more business news
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A company specializing in plant-based soaps and body products is expanding to Lafayette with a location in the Ambassador Town Center.
The business, called Buff City Soap, is opening Thursday at 114 Meadow Farm Road in Suite 108. The first 50 people to visit the new store each day from Thursday through Saturday will get a free bar of soap every month for a year.
The shop will have other promotions like 20% off any purchase, 30% off any purchase of $100 or more, and buy one laundry soap and get one 50% off.
“This will be Buff City Soap’s fifth location to open in Louisiana and we are extremely grateful for the warm welcome our locations have received from local communities here so far,” said local owner, Jeff Lauseng, in a release. “We are confident that customers at our new Lafayette location will truly love how they can customize and create their own products in-store and can’t wait to open our doors and begin inviting them in.”
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The company was founded in 2013 and has more than 200 stores across 31 states.
Ochsner Lafayette General gets permit for orthopedic center
Ochsner Lafayette General hosted renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews last week to celebrate his partnership with Ochsner Health and the creation of the Ochsner Andrews Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute.
Ochsner Lafayette General also received a permit from Lafayette Consolidated Government for some minor renovations at the Ochsner Lafayette General Orthopedic Center, which is expected to cost around $320,250.
One Acadiana announcing largest certified site in Lafayette Parish
One Acadiana and other regional partners, including the City of Broussard, Broussard Economic Development Corporation, Entergy, and Lafayette Economic Development Authority, will announce the largest certified site in Lafayette Parish on Wednesday.
The Broussard site is 64.8 acres. A certified site is an area where economic development organizations have done a lot of the legwork for a company to move in as a way of attracting development.
Super 1 Foods gets permit for remodel
The Super 1 Foods at 3747 Ambassador Parkway received a permit last week for a renovation valued at more than $2.6 million.
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Waitr forges partnership with New Orleans Saints
Waitr, which will soon be rebranded as ASAP, announced a partnership with the New Orleans Saints to provide in-stadium ordering at the Caesars Superdome. With the new partnership, Saints fans will be able to use the new ASAP app to get food delivered to their seats.
Waitr has announced similar deals with other teams and stadiums, offering in-stadium delivery for UL Baseball games and in the stadium used by the New York Jets and New York Giants.
Contact reporter William Taylor Potter with tips or questions at wpotter@theadvertiser.com or on Twitter at @wmtaylorpotter.
Correction: An earlier version of this story said the certified site in Broussard is the largest in the Acadiana region. It is the largest in Lafayette Parish, not the region overall.
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