Baton Rouge's longest-running
doughnut brand.
What started as one shop on Florida Boulevard has grown into 22 neighborhood stores — and generations of Saturday-morning memories.
It started with one shop and a simple idea.
In 1969, Wyman Dunlap Sr. opened a doughnut shop on Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge. He wanted his own brand — one where every doughnut tasted the same, every time.
That promise still drives Mary Lee today. Every store uses the same doughnut mix from a long-time partner, so the glazed you grew up on in Baton Rouge is the same one you'll find in Mandeville, Hammond or Gonzales. Over the years, loyal customers kept coming back — and Mary Lee kept growing, one neighborhood at a time.
Today the family business is led by the next generation, and every Mary Lee is owned and operated by a local family who opens the doors before sunrise.
Fifty-plus years of mornings
The first Mary Lee
The original store opens on Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge.
Neighborhood by neighborhood
Stores open across Baton Rouge, then Baker, Zachary and Ascension Parish.
Breakfast, upgraded
Sausage, cheese and Cajun boudin kolaches join the case.
Coursey & Sherwood Forest
A milestone opening at one of Baton Rouge's busiest corners.
22 stores & counting
From Brusly to the Northshore, including our newest store on Jones Creek Road.
Our promise
Consistency
One recipe, every store. Your glazed always tastes like Mary Lee.
Freshness
Doughnuts made in-store every morning — often still warm.
Local families
Every location is owner-operated by your neighbors.
Community
Office mornings, school events, game days and Mardi Gras.
Your Mary Lee is waiting.
22 stores, one family recipe. Grab a dozen on your way in.