BATON ROUGE mdash; A Baton Rouge staple restaurant is now under new ownership, a report by the Baton Rouge Business Report says.Louie's Cafe was purchased by Fred Simonson, a longtime employee and general manager, and his wife, Molly River Simonson. The couple purchased the restaurant from Jimmy We therford, who had owned it since 1978.The deal closed Sept. 1.nbsp;Simonson did not disclose the exact price he bought the cafe for but said that it was less than $1 million.nbsp;ldquo;We came up with a number thatrsquo;s fair to all the parties involved. hellip; It wasnrsquo;t a seven-figure deal,rdquo; Simonson told the Business Report.nbsp;Simonson began working at Louiersquo;s as a dishwasher in 1991 while attending LSU and has spent much of his adult life at the restaurant. His wife is also the front-of-house manager at Elsiersquo;s Plate and Pie.nbsp;Simson says he does not plan to make any major changes to Louie's and also does not plan to reestablish the cafe as 24-hour.nbsp;Permalink| Comments ...read more read less