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Baton Rouge's Frostop restaurant is getting upgraded look

BATON ROUGE — A beloved local landmark is getting a fresh coat of paint and a whole lot more. Frostop, the iconic Baton Rouge restaurant known for its 1950s nostalgia and signature icy-cold root beer, is currently undergoing major renovations to update its look while keeping its classic roots intact.

Baton Rouge, LA · 22d

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Lognions on the Lakefront moves forward with new dining, entertainment complex on Lake Charles

Just over a month after the Lake Charles City Council approved a partnership to develop a dining and entertainment concept on the lakefront, the Planning and Zoning Commission continued to greenlight the project. During its Oct. 12 meeting, the Lake Charles Planning and Zoning Commission approved variances to allow metal...

Lake Charles, LA · 23d

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Louie's Cafe passes ownership to lifelong employee

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge staple restaurant is now under new ownership, a report by the Baton Rouge Business Report says. Louie's Cafe was purchased by Fred Simonson, a longtime employee and general manager, and his wife, Molly Rivers-Simonson. The couple purchased the restaurant from Jimmy Wetherford, who had owned it since 1978.

Baton Rouge, LA · 22d

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Whole Lotta Love and Al-Freddie Mercury: Red Zeppelin Pizza's Rock-and-Roll Menu on Perkins Road

Few menus in Baton Rouge are as much fun to read as the one at Red Zeppelin Pizza. Nearly every pie is a song cue, and even the build-your-own section invites you to pile toppings up to the stairway to heaven. A Perkins Road slice since 2010. Red Zeppelin has...

Baton Rouge, LA · 21d

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One Year In, Bayou Sara Brewing Co. Has Become St. Francisville's Gathering Place

The beer at Bayou Sara Brewing Co. started with a homebrew kit mailed to an Army sergeant stationed overseas. Steve McKinney and his wife, Amanda, found that both Japanese and imported American beers were pricey on a young sergeant's pay, so his mom sent the kit, and the hobby stuck.

St Francisville, LA · 22d

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Swig is opening soon in Baton Rouge as a drive-thru only to start. Here’s everything to know.

After plans to bring Swig to Baton Rouge were announced in May, an opening date is finally in sight. With over 150 locations across the country, the Utah-based chain began in 2010 and became known for its soda concoctions, dubbed dirty sodas. This will be the third Swig in Louisiana. One opened in Lafayette last year, followed by another in Youngsville.

Baton Rouge, LA · 23d

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House of Halloween Turns 3rd Street Into a Two-Night Costume Bar Crawl, Oct. 30–31

If your Halloween plans involve a costume and a night out, downtown Baton Rouge has the route mapped for you. House of Halloween, which bills itself as the city's largest Halloween bar crawl, takes over the bars on and around 3rd Street for two nights, Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31.

Baton Rouge, LA · 22d

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77 Taps, a Beer Fountain and Thursday Trivia: Why The Bulldog Still Fills Up on Perkins Road

Some bars rely on a gimmick. The Bulldog on Perkins Road has one, a fountain made of beer taps, and backs it up with a draft list that takes a while to read. The Baton Rouge location, at 4385 Perkins Road in the Southdowns area, pours 77 draft beers and seltzers, mostly craft and local, plus more than 150 bottles. Six wines are on tap, along with a rotating draft cocktail and a full bar for everything else.

Baton Rouge, LA · 22d

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Asian-fusion hotdog, crawfish cakes and more of the best things we ate in Baton Rouge and Acadiana

I grabbed some drinks with friends at Radio Bar, and right as I was leaving with a grumbling stomach, Oni 225 appeared. They’re an onigiri and Asian street food pop-up, usually in front of Mid City bars, but they post their schedule every week on Instagram. The “Japadog” grabbed...

Baton Rouge, LA · 22d

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This Family-Run Louisiana Seafood House Keeps Refilling Crab Legs Until You Stop

Crab legs have a way of turning a quiet dinner into a competition with yourself. Louisiana has a family-run seafood house where the platters keep coming until you wave the white flag. Steam rises off every tray as it lands on the table. Shells pile up in the middle while...

Harahan, LA · 10-08

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Upcoming Baton Rouge Lounge Prepares for a Halloween Debut

The Next Cedarcrest Bar & Lounge will provide a mature atmosphere, with a minimum age requirement of 25 years old

Baton Rouge, LA · 10-08

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Boucherie and Balloon Festival cooking competition winners announced

The Boucherie and Balloon Festival announced the winners of its 2026 cooking competitions. Kade Lanoux and Bart Himel were named crackling champions, while Jay Lambert and Brynna Lambert won the jambalaya competition. The annual festival in Sorrento serves as a fundraiser for the Sorrento Lions Club. The Boucherie Festival Association...

Sorrento, LA · 24d

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Northshore Pizza Icon Adding Second Location

Tommy's Pizza in Hammond is adding a second location in Covington

Hammond, LA · 28d

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Generations Of Regulars Keep These 8 Small-Town Louisiana Diners Full

Some restaurants in Louisiana stay busy for one simple reason: the same families keep coming back, and then their kids do too. Small-town diners across the state have built loyal crowds by serving honest plate lunches, seafood, and home-style cooking without much fuss. These are the counter stools and booths...

Louisiana · 29d

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From one generation to the next: The 58-year legacy of Spahr’s Seafood

In the early hours of the morning, long before most people would think about lunch, Bill Spahr was thinking about gumbo. A little after 2 a.m., he would often get up and begin cooking at his home in Des Allemands. He marked his spoons and utensils so he could measure the ingredients the same way each time.

Des Allemands, LA · 10-09

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Why A Passionate Pitmaster BURNS All-Oak Wood In Two Giant Smokers In Baton Rouge, LA

Gas-assisted rotisseries and pre-cooked commercial meats dominate standard chain barbecue, but real Central Texas pit craft refuses to run on electric thermostats. Pitmaster Vincent Hunt launched Salt Pepper Oak at 6721 Exchequer Drive to bring unadulterated live-fire cooking back to the Capital Region, feeding two massive custom offset smokers affectionately christened “Too Phat” and “Lottie Mae”—anchoring the smokehouse on prime beef brisket encrusted in coarse 10-mesh black pepper, caramelized pork belly burnt ends, hand-cut fries crisped in house beef tallow, and scratch seeded ketchup.

Baton Rouge, LA · 25d

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Bun’s, A Baton Rouge-based Burger, Wing & Cheesesteak Spot Coming Soon to Former Morain’s Coffee on Ambassador

A new fast-casual restaurant called Bun’s is coming soon to the former Morain’s Coffee location at 2424 Ambassador Caffery Parkway in Lafayette, LA. The building has been several restaurants over the years, including Morain’s Coffee, Smitty’s Wings, Hardee’s, KFC, and others. Bun’s with the sun,...

Lafayette, LA · 10-10

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Longtime employee of Louie’s Cafe in Baton Rouge becomes owner. Here are his plans.

On April 19, 1991, LSU freshman Fred Simonson took a job as a dishwasher at Louie’s Cafe, already a Baton Rouge institution since 1941. After 35 years of cooking and management, Simonson now owns Louie’s with his wife, Molly Rivers Simonson, who is the front-of-house manager at Elsie’s Plate and Pie.

Baton Rouge, LA · 26d

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Dig into chicken feet and peking duck at Baton Rouge's newest dim sum restaurant. See inside.

The tradition of dim sum began 1,000 years ago, and though it has evolved, the culture of sharing food family-style has stuck. Inside the former Southern Pearl Oyster House in Baton Rouge, a new business has formed. Mudan Modern Asian Cuisine, 9460 Perkins Road, soft opens today with a menu full of dim sum, soup dumplings, noodles, seafood, vegetables, chef specials and more.

Baton Rouge, LA · 10-06

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Popular New York chain, Prince Street Pizza, is opening in Baton Rouge with former UFC champion

Prince Street Pizza first opened in New York City in 2012, and now it’s opening its first Louisiana location. The business serves Sicilian-style square pizza and Neapolitan-style round pizzas across 20 locations in New York, California, Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Nevada and one in Ontario, Canada. The pizza has made its way to Louisiana with a grand opening slated in Baton Rouge at 11 a.m. Oct. 9.

Baton Rouge, LA · 10-07