It's a question I ask myself as I drive around town looking at empty buildings, new construction or businesses that have recently closed.
Here's a look at four new places opening up around the area.
The El Paso location at 3910 Ambassador Caffery Parkway is now named Molcajete's Grill & Cantina.
I tried to find any info that I could on Molcajete's, but I couldn't find anything. It's still a Mexican restaurant.
So what happened to El Paso? The restaurant's website states that it's relocating to better serve their clientele due to traffic on Ambassador. Two locations are in the works, one at 2900 E Milton Ave. in Youngsville and the other at 200 W. Gloria Switch Road in Carencro.
A new location for Matthew Courville's taxidermy studio will soon open in January at 3829 Northwest Evangeline Thruway in Carencro.
Taxidermy is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals. Many hunters use this service to memorialize a particular hunt that was significant to them. You can taxi' just about anything, but the most popular are deer, fish, squirrel, duck, and select wild game. I grew up in the country where nearly everyone had at least one mounted animal, but as for me, I'll leave that to you hunters and fisherman. I think the process is interesting and do appreciate the art of it all. For more info on Matthew Courville's Taxidermy, see the business' Facebook page.
The old Exxon station in front of Single Source Supply at 202 N. Ambassador has recently been demolished.
The Exxon store had a fair amount of traffic, and including a Subway inside of the store. I was told that the store was demolished in order to rebuild a better, newer and more accommodating fuel stop for travelers, as well as the frequent patron. The new building has a larger, more open store front that is inviting and modern to today's convenience store aesthetics. For my demo post of this location, visit developinglafayette.com.