PIZZA! PIZZA!: Little Caesars coming to Pinhook

Soon, South Lafayette residents will once again be able to order Little Caesars pizza without trekking all the way out to the lone Lafayette location on Moss Street at Pont des Mouton. A permit has been filed to build-out a Little Caesars in the new shopping center at 1812 Pinhook. That's right across the street from the Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly Hotel Acadiana) and Office Depot. Right now, the only other retailer open in the brand-new center is New Orleans Daiquiris.

Little Caesars left this side of town years ago when they closed the store across from Cajun Field (next to Graham Central Station). I remember getting their gigantic football-field sized pizzas for birthday parties at the pool during many summers of my youth. You can check out a nice vintage commercial for the BIG CHEESE pizza by clicking here.

A USA Today story on the chain's planned renaissance says executives hope to expand in Denver, Atlanta, and the Philadelphia to New York corridor soon. Currently, the chain touts already cooked small pizzas just waiting for customers. That way you don't have to call ahead.