Work on Matherne’s downtown grocery store to begin within weeks

The Matherne family announced plans this week to open a 15,000-square-foot supermarket downtown on the first floor of the former Capital One building at 440 North Third St., which was acquired earlier this year by local investors and is undergoing renovation into a mixed-use development.

The store will be the fifth supermarket for the family-owned Matherne’s Supermarket chain and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2014. It will include a deli, produce department and a wine and cheese department. It will also feature local products and house specialties, like Matherne’s signature fried catfish.

Construction is slated to begin in three weeks. Buquet & LeBlanc will be doing the construction. Read the full story from Baton Rouge Business Report.