I'm using Bootstrap DataTables and I'm not getting any data. Why?

I'm trying to implement the "datatables" feature that's a part of Bootstrap 3.

I'm using Laravel and the instructions seem simple enough, but I'm missing something and I don't know what.

Bottom line: The functionality seems to be working, but I'm not getting any data despite having been able to successfully retrieve data when I was using Kyslik prior to deciding to reconfigure things and use DataTables. 

Here's my Model:

<?php

namespace App;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class CeuOrder extends Model
{
    protected $table="datatables_data";
}

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Here's my Controller:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\CeuUser;
use App\CeuOrder;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
use View;
use Redirect;
use App\Http\Requests\UpdateCustomerRequest;
use App\Http\Requests\UpdateOrderRequest;
use App\Http\Requests\CreateOrderRequest;

/*
the CeuUser and the CeuOrder models might look a little redundanct given the fact the we have a CeuController. The thing is, that Controller is all about the quizzes and the campus. Here they're utilized for the sake of listing orders, editing access periods and being able to give away product.
*/

class CustomerController extends Controller
{

    public function __construct() {
        $this->middleware('checkRole: admin');
    }
   
   //this first block of code deals with orders
   
   public function listOrders() {
      $orders = CeuOrder::orderBy('name', 'asc');
      return view('admin/listOrders', compact('orders'));
   }
   

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Here's my View:

<div class="row">
               <div class="col-xs-12">
                  <table class="table table-bordered" id="table">
                     <thead>
                        <tr>
                           <th style=" background-color:#ea7fea; color:#fff; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">#</th>
                           <th style=" background-color:#ea7fea; color:#fff; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">Date</th>
                           <th style=" background-color:#ea7fea; color:#fff; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">Name</th>
                           <th style=" background-color:#ea7fea; color:#fff; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">Item Name</th>
                           <th style="width:25%; background-color:#ea7fea; color:#fff; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">edit / delete</th>
                        </tr>
                     </thead>
                     <tbody>
                        <?php $count=1;?>
                        @foreach($orders as $order)
                           <tr>
                              <td style="vertical-align:middle;">{{ $count }}</td>
                              <td style="vertical-align:middle;"><?php echo date("m/d/Y", strtotime($order->datetime));?></td>
                              <td style="vertical-align:middle;" nowrap>{{ $order->name }}</td>
                              <td style="vertical-align:middle;">{{ $order->itemname }}</td>
                              <td style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"><a href="{{ url('/admin/show/order/' .$order->id) }}">edit</a> | <a data-toggle="modal" href="#deletePostModal-{{ $order->orderno }}">delete</a></td>
                           </tr>
                        <?php $count=$count+1;?>
                        @endforeach
                     </tbody>
                  </table>
               </div>
            </div>

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And I'm calling the appropriate JQuery function with...

<script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $('#table').DataTable();
} );
</script>

The result is...

I can't tell you how fired up I am about seeing the "search" functionality displayed as that was the whole reason for the switch.

But I'm missing something, as far as as why I'm not getting any data.

I did do a "composer dump-autoload" in an effort to ensure I was working with a clean slate, as far as my Model was concerned, but I'm still running into difficulties.

Any suggestions?