BATON ROUGE — High diesel prices continue to squeeze food truck and catering businesses in Louisiana. Some owners said they may have to pass those costs on to customers if there is no resolution soon.
Khris Loyd has spent more than two decades serving lemonade from a food truck traveling across South Louisiana. What started as a hobby to make extra money has grown into seven lemonade stands and a truck known as The Lemonade Bus.
His truck, which travels to events, festivals and football games, runs on diesel. Loyd said higher fuel prices have raised the cost of running the business and shipping costs for materials…