The Lost Cajun
The total investment to open a The Lost Cajun franchise ranges from $250,152 to $667,500. The initial franchise fee is $40,000. Ongoing royalties are 6%.
What is the The Lost Cajun franchise?
The Lost Cajun is a restaurant serving Cajun food to diners. The estimated total initial investment is $250,152 to $667,500, and the initial franchise fee is $40,000.
The royalty is 6 percent of sales. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
The Lost Cajun was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Covington, LA.
Loan Activity Score
25/100
SBA Default Rate
37.5%
Active Lenders
8
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, The Lost Cajun has 8 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 8 lenders made 8 loans to franchisees of The Lost Cajun. PeerSense calculates The Lost Cajun's score as 25 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2010 · 8 locations
$250,152 to $667,500
$40,000
8
8 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for The Lost Cajun
8
Total SBA loans
$509K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for The Lost Cajun
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
37.5%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
8
Total Volume
$4.1M
Active Lenders
8
1 selective
States
4
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for The Lost Cajun based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
37.5%
27.2% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
8 loans
Across 8 lenders
Lender Diversity
8 lenders
Avg 1.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Significant investment
$250,152 to $667,500 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$2,590
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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The Lost Cajun, unit breakdown
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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