Oil Center Bank Lobby Temporarily Closes

The lobby of Whitney Bank's Oil Center branch on Audubon Blvd. is getting an extreme renovation. The branch will be drive-through only for at least the next four months, as the lobby area is gutted and transformed into a more modern space. All of the bank's employees will stay at the Oil Center location through the renovation - they'll just be working out of the drive-through area. City records show the work is permitted at nearly $400,000.

La. Ave. Development Adds Bank

Capital One will be the first local bank to open a branch in the new shopping center on Louisiana Avenue at I-10. A sign is up on a piece of property next to Chick-fil-A. The bank's other neighbor will be a new Taco Bell, which is in the very early stages of construction.