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title: "American Press: Southwest Louisiana Holds Potential for Brands Like Ruby Tuesday"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/79df096b-c4e7-4fb1-a653-52b1f351a1f4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/american-press-southwest-louisiana-holds-potential-for-brands-like-ruby-tuesday-7070
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
published: 2016-10-28T20:15:10.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T12:24:05.741Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/f4f9e99e41834b18c255c36d6e9c45ee1400.jpg
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# American Press: Southwest Louisiana Holds Potential for Brands Like Ruby Tuesday

**TL;DR:** Ruby Tuesday is seeking to return to the Lake Charles area, citing the community's 'vibe' as a reason for the brand's interest. The brand is looking for a local franchise partner to help integrate into the community.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/american-press-southwest-louisiana-holds-potential-for-brands-like-ruby-tuesday-7070).*

## Story

Ruby Tuesday is hoping to return to the Lake Charles area since closing its location in the area back in 2008.

According to Ruby Tuesday Vice President of Franchise Development and Operations James Vitrano, Lake Charles has the "vibe" that the restaurant franchise is searching for.

Vitrano is looking for someone at the local level to franchise with Ruby Tuesday to help integrate the brand into the community.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- Ruby Tuesday (company)
- Lake Charles (location)
- community integration (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/american-press-southwest-louisiana-holds-potential-for-brands-like-ruby-tuesday-7070). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/79df096b-c4e7-4fb1-a653-52b1f351a1f4).