Guidry’s Cake Shop:  Business of The Month

Guidry’s Cake Shop: Business of The Month

I’ve never been a fan of red velvet cake, but two years ago I was converted after tasting one from Guidry’s Cake Shop. Moister than most with a light, decadent cream cheese frosting, it’s one of those cakes I will never forget.  Guidry’s has a history as rich as...
Skip-N-Rias:  Business of The Month

Skip-N-Rias: Business of The Month

There’s nothing that gives a community authentic roots like a mom-and-pop business – in this case a daughter-and-pop business. Skip-N-Rias, an anchor in the Erath community and surrounding area for two decades, began with the foresight of a young woman with...
Pam’s Hair Hut:  Business of The Month

Pam’s Hair Hut: Business of The Month

It’s been said that a hairdresser’s chair is “not just a place of work; it’s a stage where you transform lives, one hairstyle at a time.” With every snip and roll of the brush, Pam Blakely, owner of Pam’s Hair Hut in Delcambre, has let her passion (and compassion)...

E & L Construction: Business of The Month

They say luck is when preparation meets opportunity and that’s just about what happened to Christopher “Tipper” Esponge – albeit the hard way. After an accident during an army training exercise in 2009 left him in a wheelchair, Esponge was presented with another way...
Hot Food Corner II:  Business of the Month

Hot Food Corner II: Business of the Month

Gas station food has come a looong way, since the days of the prepacked, week-old ham and cheese sandwiches, heat lamp-dried hamburgers and fruit cups. A growing number of customers pulling into stations aren’t just coming for gas or to make a pit stop. They’re coming...