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Local entrepreneur finds that business is a series of special events Becky Fuselier Becky’s Catering and Banquet Room
for herself. “When my two boys were in high school they were very active in sports and they would always have their friends over and boys being boys, they eat. So we always had to cook large amounts Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. My husband has a large family so getting together we would have to prepare a dish for 30 people. So I always cooked in large
By Nancy Correro
We all know a person who is an exceptional cook. We have probably told that person that they could go into business for themselves. Becky Fuselier is one of those exceptional cooks, but she did go into business
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amounts,� Fuselier said. She has been in business for about 5 years, but she’s been in her new building for about a month now. It’s formerly the Carlyss Lions Club, and Fuselier bought it and made some renovations. People can rent the room for weddings and receptions, banquets, meetings, reunions, holiday events, and parties. “I always catered out of the house. I’ve always had to cater off-site because I didn’t have a location. Now that I have this room I can seat well over 200. If it is a reception that needs a dance floor we can still accommodate that and still seat 100 people. It’s very versatile and very accommodating for any type of event. So I can now cater on-site or off-site,� Fuselier said. Right now, Fuselier offers plate lunches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. “I needed to do something until I get the rentals going. I don’t want to be a restaurant, but it’s just a little
lagniappe kind of event those two days. Becky Fuselier describes her food as “Cajun home cooking.� Her menu consists of everything she has cooked in the past. However, “I am not limited to that,� she said. “If someone has a special request then we can talk about a recipe and find out what they want and I can build it for them.� Becky’s Catering is located at 5121 Lions Road, Carlyss. You can contact her at (337) 583-4063.
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