It's Baton Rouge: Out To Lunch

It is not unusual for entrepreneurs to tell you that the single biggest attribute you need to succeed in business is "passion." Even if you ve heard that a thousand times you won t fully appreciate what it means till you hear the business tales of Todd Graves and Brandon Landry. These two homegrown Baton Rouge entrepreneurs have defied the odds and the expressed wisdom of their elders to follow their dreams and act on what they knew was a good idea. Both of their companies are now powerhouse restaurant chains based right here in Baton Rouge Raising Cane s and Walk Ons Bistreaux and Bar. Todd Graves founded Raising Cane s 20 years ago on the corner of Highland road and State Street, just outside the north gates of LSU. In the years since, his chain of fried chicken fingers restaurants has grown to almost 300 locations in 20 states and the country of Kuwait. Cane s is also one of the 10 largest private companies in Baton Rouge, with revenues last year of 580 million and the company shows no signs of slowing dow