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Ducote to Bring Louisiana-style Tacos to White Star Market in Mid City

Ducote to Bring Louisiana-style Tacos to White Star Market in Mid City

When Clark Gaines and his wife began developing the concept for White Star Market—which is expected to open early next year in Mid City—one of the first people they consulted was local chef Jay Ducote.

Gaines wanted to discuss the food hall concept with Ducote and see if the former Food Network Starfinalist would be interested in helping to promote it. Ducote’s initial reaction was that it sounded like a very cool concept and a good way for people to get into the culinary business at a reasonable startup cost.

Mid City Development’s First Tenant a Multi-booth Food Hall at Old Giamanco's Site

Mid City Development’s First Tenant a Multi-booth Food Hall at Old Giamanco's Site

White Star Market, a hall that will have nearly a dozen different food and drink booths, is the first tenant in the Square 46 mixed-use development on Government Street.

The market will take up about 6,000 square feet in one of the two buildings in Square 46, said Joshua Hoffpauir, the architect who is developing the old Giamanco’s restaurant site at 4646 Government St.

Hoffpauir said the market will be set up like the St. Roch Market in New Orleans. Diners can purchase food and drinks from different booths.

Crawfish Aquatics buys building on Siegen for $1.32M

Crawfish Aquatics has purchased a Siegen Lane building adjacent to where its new 40,000-square-foot swimming and recreational facility is under development, in a deal that closed Tuesday evening for $1.32 million.

The 6,500-square-foot building at 8556 Siegen Lane was formerly home to Capital Golf, which recently closed, says Drew Pearson of Waters & Pettit Commercial Real Estate, who brokered the deal.