SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · LOUISIANA
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches franchise in Louisiana: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Which Wich Superior Sandwiches in Louisiana have taken 5 SBA loans since 1991 (average $271,400)— 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 21.0% is the better guide.
Loans in LA
5
Resolved
5
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
21.0%
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 Which Wich Superior Sandwiches'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% | — |
| Jimmy John's | 19 | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Which Wich Superior Sandwiches 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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