Signature Stores - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

Local retailers give a city a sense of place, setting it apart from
the next big exit off the interstate. In Baton Rouge, we re
fortunate to have several much loved local retailers who, in some
cases, have spent generations serving Baton Rouge shoppers with
quality products. Manuel Martinez is a well known fixture in Baton
Rouge for his sartorial style and for his Corporate Boulevard
storefront, Martinez Custom Clothier, which sells Manuel s custom
made suits, shirts and sports coats., as well as ties, shoes and
other men s fashion accessories. Manuel doesn t just dress the
gentlemen of Baton Rouge, his clients come from all over the world.
Tom Olinde is the owner of Olinde s Furniture, a family owned
business that has been serving Baton Rouge since the company was
founded by Tom s grandfather more than 120 years ago. Tom came up
in the business working under his father, the late J.B. Olinde, and
has helped it grow and prosper amidst much competition, from other
brick and mortar stores and today the internet and national chains.
Olinde s also owns and operates all seven Ashley stores in
Louisiana, including one here in Baton Rouge. Photos at Mansur s on
the Boulevard by Karry Hosford.

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