SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · LOUISIANA
Jimmy John's franchise in Louisiana: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Jimmy John's in Louisiana have taken 19 SBA loans since 1991 (average $337,431), and of the 13 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 5.8% for Jimmy John's nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in LA
19
Resolved
13
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
5.8%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = LA. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
7,823
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
170.1
national 179.9
Versus the country
-5%
thinner
Every business in Jimmy John's's industry operating in Louisiana — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in LA | Local charge-off | Units in LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoothie King (Health Food Store) | 65 | 2.1% | — |
| Quiznos | 45 | 30.8% | — |
| Baskin-Robbins 31 Ice Cream | 16 | 35.7% | — |
| Schlotzsky'S Sandwich Shop | 16 | 0.0% | — |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 14 | thin | 18 |
| Sonic Drive-In | 13 | 7.7% | — |
| Wingstop Restaurant | 13 | 7.7% | — |
| Cicis Pizza | 10 | 10.0% | — |
| Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand | 10 | thin | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 9 | thin | — |
| MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY | 9 | thin | — |
| GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES | 7 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Jimmy John's compares to the systems a buyer in Louisiana would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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