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Atlanta-Based CRU Lounge Opens In New Orleans

CRU Lounge, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia, recently opened a location in New Orleans. The business looks to be a mainstay in the Crescent city nightlife.

CRU, owned by Atlanta businessman Dennis McKinley, is the largest black-owned restaurant nightlife chain and largest hookah lounge chain in America.

CRU Lounge Opens In New Orleans

Along with the new New Orleans CRU Lounge, there are plans to open three other locations in Louisiana.

“CRU Lounge isn’t your standard bar or restaurant,” said McKinley. “It is a lifestyle lounge that is catching the eye of not only the patrons but franchise developers alike.”

international travel, you might want to stick to one of the domestic cities like New Orleans, Louisiana. The food is good and there is plenty to see and do there.

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Keisha Smith

Keisha Smith is a Contributing Writer who attended college at Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge. She is currently writing a book on south Louisiana culture.

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