Business phone system for full-service restaurants in Louisiana

How many full-service restaurants operate in Louisiana

Louisiana had 3,085 full-service restaurants in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 722511, Full-Service Restaurants). They employed 71,744 people in mid-March and reported $1.7 billion in annual payroll. That is the 26th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Full-service restaurants make up 2.8% of the 108,561 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Louisiana has 67.1 full-service restaurants, 11.8% below the national rate of 76.0. The average establishment has 23.3 employees against 20.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $23,839, 14.9% below the U.S. figure of $28,018.

Full-service restaurants by metro area in Louisiana

Census published full-service restaurant counts for 19 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Louisiana. The largest is New Orleans, LA, with 1,012 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 97% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at full-service restaurants in Louisiana

22.5% of Louisiana's full-service restaurants with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 26.3% nationally. 36.9% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

Calls a full-service restaurant in Louisiana has to catch

Restaurants take reservations, takeout orders and catering inquiries by phone during the same rush when staff are busiest. Unanswered calls during service often mean lost covers. That holds for full-service restaurants in Louisiana as much as anywhere.

Calls a full-service restaurant in Louisiana might handle in a typical week include:

• A supplier calls about a delivery.
• A customer calls in a takeout order.
• The restaurant calls a guest to confirm a reservation.

After-hours calls

After closing, callers want hours and reservations, which a greeting or AI receptionist can handle.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for full-service restaurants in Louisiana

Full-service restaurants in Louisiana average 23.3 employees, so the comparison uses a 23-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $573.85 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $690.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 23 people cost $459.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,772. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Louisiana

Louisiana has 6 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your guests know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for full-service restaurants in Louisiana

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in Louisiana, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.