New Orleans Will Soon Be Getting its First 'The Cheesecake Factory'

Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie announced on Thursday that it has begun construction on a 9,300-square-foot location for the popular restaurant chain, founded in Beverly Hills in 1978. 

The restaurant's arrival coincides with a new redesign of the mall's Causeway entrance. Both developments are expected to be complete in May of 2014.

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