SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · LOUISIANA
MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY franchise in Louisiana: what the public record shows
Franchisees of MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY in Louisiana have taken 9 SBA loans since 1991 (average $156,555)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 29.0% is the better guide.
Loans in LA
9
Resolved
7
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
29.0%
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 of 30 loans.
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 MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY'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.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$433
Louisiana, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$537
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-19%
cheaper to staff
What MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY's industry actually pays workers in Louisiana, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This is a real cost signal independent of the FDD — a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.
| System | Loans in LA | Local charge-off | Units in LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoothie King | 65 | 2.1% | — |
| Quiznos | 45 | 30.8% | — |
| Jimmy John's | 19 | 0.0% | — |
| Baskin-Robbins | 16 | 35.7% | — |
| Schlotzsky'S | 16 | 0.0% | — |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 14 | thin | 18 |
| Firehouse Subs | 13 | thin | 13 |
| Sonic Drive-In | 13 | 7.7% | — |
| Wingstop | 13 | 7.7% | — |
| Cicis Pizza | 10 | 10.0% | — |
| Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand | 10 | thin | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 9 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY 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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