Still in the family – Six decades in, Jay’s Bar-B-Q remains a culinary fixture in the community.

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    In April 1954, a Pak-a-Sak convenience store manager in Baton Rouge named Jay Prothro got the itch to open his own business. The married young father didn't know what kind of venture to launch; he was…


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