A 6,000-square-foot project under construction on Millerville Road, between Interstate 12 and South Harrells Ferry Road, will serve as Rotolo’s Pizzeria’s corporate headquarters and its 25th restaurant when it opens later this summer, says Rotolo’s owner Mitch Rotolo. The rapidly expanding pizza franchise is currently headquartered in Prairieville on Airline Highway, and it originally announced the corporate headquarters’ move to Baton Rouge in April 2011. While a restaurant will occupy about 3,000 square feet, Rotolo says, the rest of the building will house corporate offices and a “pizza school” training center for employees and franchisees. “We’ll be able to train up to 12 people at a time there, and with us having locations across Louisiana, Alabama and Florida now, we’ll be able to host our franchisors from all across the South here,” Rotolo says. “We’re also looking to expand into Mississippi.” The new restaurant and headquarters is slated to open by Sept. 1, Rotolo says, and may open its doors in late August if possible. JMS Construction is the general contractor on the project.
