Sucré on Magazine Street closes its doors after 13 years. The confectionary opened in 2007 and opened two other locations in the metropolitan area. (Photo Credit: Megan Mackel)

Community steps in to help those affected by Sucré’s abrupt closing

by Mary Staes | June 18, 2019

After the not-so-sweet news of Sucré’s confectionary’s closure Monday morning, local business owners started rallying around those who lost their jobs or dessert orders.

According to NOLA.com, Sucre’ employed about 80 people, who didn’t know they would be laid off until a 9 a.m. meeting Monday morning.

Now, multiple businesses, like Gambino’s Bakery and Shipley’s Doughnuts, have posted on their social media with job openings for those who may be out of work. Photographers have offered free headshots for Sucré former employees that they can use for their resumes. Bywater Bakery has even said it would fulfill wedding cake orders for couples who may have ordered with Sucré, to make the process less stressful.

Here’s what we’ve seen so far:

Marc Pagani – Photographer:

Shipley Do-Nuts:

Joe Gambino’s Bakery:

Bywater Bakery:

Shake Sugary:

NOLA Barista Social Club:

We’ll keep this post updated with more businesses as we see them!

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Mary Staes

Mary Staes

Mary Staes is Digital Content Lead for Very Local. She works with our freelancers and crafts content for our social media platforms and website. Before Very Local, she worked with CBS affiliate WWL-TV as a web producer and weekend assignment editor for about 4 years. She has also handled broadcast coverage for 160 Marine Reserve training facilities while she served as an active duty Marine. As a native New Orleanian, she takes being "very local" to heart. She loves being intertwined with the culture and figuring out how there are less than two degrees of separation between us all, whether we're natives or not.

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