FOOD & DRINK
One of Baton Rouge’s oldest restaurants honored as 2024 Soul Food Pioneer
Round the corner on Fairchild Street, and there it is: a crimson-and-white building that’s been open for decades. The sign over the door reads Ethel’s Snack Shack. Here, “snack” is code for soul food. And these days, that means smothered chicken and cornbread dressing on Mondays, and smoked baby back ribs and seafood-stuffed potatoes on Fridays. Red beans and rice, an Ethel’s mainstay, are on the menu daily, while pig tails, chitterlings and other vestiges of the soul food canon—catnip for diehards—make occasional appearances.
Friday is the LAST day to enter to win a dream home and a car to go with it!
BATON ROUGE - The deadline to buy a ticket for the St. Jude Dream House Giveaway to qualify for the Early Bird Prize of a new car is today. If participants buy their tickets before Friday's end, they will be entered into a drawing for a 2023 Genesis G70 on top of the house itself.
Experts give advice during termite season
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Termites are small and can cause a lot of damage if left untreated. They are the flying bugs you may have noticed around lately, but there are some ways to keep them away. Experts with Arrow Pest Control say swarming termites does not mean you...
American Idol dancer from Baton Rouge passes away
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A 31-year-old performer from Baton Rouge who went on to dance with some of the biggest names in the music industry passed away on May 3. Sean Viator was born in Baton Rouge in 1992. He attended St. Michael the Archangel High School before graduating and eventually receiving his Bachelor of Arts.
Things to do this weekend in Baton Rouge: Petting zoo, monster trucks and more
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Le Chien. 225 regrets the error. Sample an assortment of wines at an opera show this Thursday. Head over to Crowne Plaza Executive Center Baton Rouge this Thursday, May 9, for a Wine Tasting Dinner with music by Opera Louisiane.
Once a culture hotspot, this Baton Rouge icon returns to Overpass area as restaurant
Everything old is new again. In one fell swoop, the vibrant Overpass dining scene is getting a new resident and bringing back a Baton Rouge icon. The Colonel's Club will be an elevated neighborhood restaurant located at 2857 Perkins Road, a site that has housed two previous versions with the same name.
Goose nuisance: Some Baton Rouge businesses use fake coyotes, other ploys to fend off fowl
The Canada goose, with its handsome white, black and tan feathers, has become a familiar sight in Baton Rouge, sauntering about near waterways and open green areas. The fowl are so much at home that some business owners find them — and the trails of droppings they leave wherever they go — a nuisance. Some have turned to creative ways of trying to shoo away the birds.
Furry Friends Friday: Meet Lizzo, a bearded dragon lizard up for adoption
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A three-year-old bearded dragon lizard named Lizzo is up for adoption on this week’s Furry Friends Friday. He lives at Scales and Tails Animal Reptile Rescue La after recently being surrendered to the rescue. The adoption fee is $50. If you would like to adopt Lizzo, the rescue has a questionnaire to fill out to make sure the reptile is going to a good, suitable owner.
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