Boutin’s opens second B.R. restaurant near airport

Boutin’s Restaurant has expanded its reach to north Baton Rouge with the opening of a second location near the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport at the Howell Place Business Park. Located at 7808 Howell Place Blvd., the new Boutin’s features the same lunch and dinner selections as the Bluebonnet Boulevard restaurant of the same name, including boiled crawfish, shrimp specials, daily hot plate lunches, and other specialty items. Hours for the new restaurant will be 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. “This new location is conveniently located for residents in Zachary, Central and Baker to stop by on their way to or from work in Baton Rouge, or as a relaxing, affordable lunch option for those who work closer to home in the north Baton Rouge area,” says Lynn Boutin, owner and manager. The new restaurant seats more than 150 and has an outdoor patio as well as an in-store market stocking Poche’s specialty meats.—Steve Sanoski