BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Fleur de Lis Pizza, a beloved Baton Rouge pizza restaurant that closed suddenly in the summer of 2022, may soon reopen under new ownership.

Fleur de Lis opened in 1946, and its rectangular pies had a loyal following. The restaurant was a throwback — it didn’t accept credit cards, and the menu was limited to pizzas.

However, the iconic Fleur de Lis restaurant in Baton Rouge flourished in spite of curmudgeonly owners and gruff service. Sustained on a reputation for top-notch pizza, Fleur de Lis closed a couple ...