Five years ago, the state gave Metairie-based Smoothie King 2.4 million reasons to stay in Louisiana, but that deal ends with December, and the company is already planning a move to the Dallas area.

Smoothie King Franchises Inc., after flirting with a move to Texas, will instead moved its 45-person headquarters from Covington to Metairie and add at least 60 jobs, officials announced Tuesday. The ...