public function index()
{
    $clients = Client::where('business_id', '=', Auth::user()->business_id)->orderBy('updated_at', 'DESC')->get();

    return  Response::json([
       'clients' => $this->transformClientCollection($clients)
    ], 200);
}

public function transformClientCollection($clients)
{
    return array_map([$this, 'transformClient'], $clients->toArray());
}

public function transformClient($clients)
{

    return [
        'clientid' => $clients['id'],
        'first_name' => $clients['first_name'],
        'last_name' => $clients['last_name'],
        'address_1' => $clients['address_1'],
        'address_2' => $clients['address_2'],
        'city' => $clients['city'],
        'state' => $clients['state'],
        'postal_code' => $clients['postal_code'],
        'phone_number_1' => $clients['phone_number_1'],
        'phone_number_2' => $clients['phone_number_2'],
        'email' => $clients['email']
    ];
}

<div ng-app="instantsearch">
    <div ng-controller="instantSearchCtrl">

        <div class="row">
        <div class="col-sm-12">
            <input type="text" class="form-control search" ng-model="searchString" placeholder="Enter your search terms" />
        </div>
        </div>

        <div class="row data-ctrl" ng-repeat="i in items | filter:searchString | limitTo:20 ">
          <div class="col-sm-12">
           @{{ i.first_name }} @{{ i.last_name }} @{{ i.address_1 }} @{{ i.address_2 }} @{{ i.city }} @{{ i.state }} @{{ i.phone_number_1 }} @{{ i.phone_number_2 }} @{{ i.email }}
          </div>
        </div>

    </div>
</div>

var app = angular.module('instantsearch',[]);

app.controller('instantSearchCtrl',function($scope,$http,$location){

    var urlapiclients = $location.protocol() + "://" + $location.host() + "/api/clients" ;

    $http.get(urlapiclients).success(function(data, status, headers, config) {
        $scope.items = data.clients;

    }).error(function(data, status, headers, config) {
        console.log("No data found..");
  });
});


app.filter('searchFor', function(){
    return function(arr, searchString){
        if(!searchString){
            return arr;
        }
        var result = [];
        searchString = searchString.toLowerCase();
        angular.forEach(arr, function(item){
            if(item.first_name.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchString) !== -1){
            result.push(item);
        }
        });
        return result;
    };
});

"clients":[
      {
         "clientid":4981,
         "first_name":"Sid",
         "last_name":"Hodkiewicz",
         "address_1":"6659 Hackett Ways",
         "address_2":"",
         "city":"New Estherville",
         "state":"Tennessee",
         "postal_code":"27281-0870",
         "phone_number_1":"00700300842",
         "phone_number_2":"",
         "email":"hNitzsche@Stokes.biz"
      },
      {
         "clientid":4982,
         "first_name":"Braulio",
         "last_name":"Bechtelar",
         "address_1":"7558 Anne Land Suite 876",
         "address_2":"",
         "city":"Rauview",
         "state":"Alabama",
         "postal_code":"01837-9601",
         "phone_number_1":"1-017-001-8215",
         "phone_number_2":"",
         "email":"nBaumbach@gmail.com"
      },
      {
         "clientid":4983,
         "first_name":"Loma",
         "last_name":"Dibbert",
         "address_1":"805 Jones Fields Suite 411",
         "address_2":"",
         "city":"Lake Billychester",
         "state":"New Jersey",
         "postal_code":"69315-4595",
         "phone_number_1":"(691)511-6275x891",
         "phone_number_2":"",
         "email":"dHegmann@Bashirian.net"
      },
      {
         "clientid":4984,
         "first_name":"Verla",
         "last_name":"Schulist",
         "address_1":"89529 Bode Village Suite 344",
         "address_2":"",
         "city":"West Jessy",
         "state":"Virginia",
         "postal_code":"69116",
         "phone_number_1":"(248)211-3643",
         "phone_number_2":"",
         "email":"Friesen.Ruthie@Hand.biz"
      },
      {
         "clientid":4985,
         "first_name":"Jimmie",
         "last_name":"Fadel",
         "address_1":"4355 Marquardt Heights",
         "address_2":"",
         "city":"South Conrad",
         "state":"District of Columbia",
         "postal_code":"55751",
         "phone_number_1":"(414)901-2495",
         "phone_number_2":"",
         "email":"Koepp.Wayne@yahoo.com"
      }