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Thanksgiving events and giveaways happening around the Capital Area

BATON ROUGE — With Thanksgiving just around the corner on Thursday, Nov. 26, many organizations and local governments are finding ways to make the holiday more special. Here are some events and giveaways happening in and around the Capital Area in celebration of the giving season:. Wednesday, Oct. 21...

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d
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Olivia Dunne Gets Roasted In Comments After LSU’s Ugly Home Loss

Olivia Dunne’s Instagram comments turned negative after the game. The post Olivia Dunne Gets Roasted In Comments After LSU’s Ugly Home Loss originally published on Total Pro Sports .

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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The first Louisiana Queer Arts Festival is set for Nov. 28. Here are all the details.

More than 40 Louisiana LGBTQ+ (and allied) artists, makers and creators have signed on for the inaugural Louisiana Queer Arts Festival. Presented by 501(c)(3) Leur Maison, the festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 (Small Business Saturday), at the Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd.

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2 Your Town Plaquemine: Great River Road Driving Tour

PLAQUEMINE — When you travel along River Road in Plaquemine or White Castle, you're guaranteed to see unique and historical sites. Your first stop could be at the Crown Jewel of Plaquemine, the Plaquemine Lock. "After 14 years of construction, the lockhouse was completed in 1909. We are on...

Plaquemine, LA · 1d
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Harris on History: U.S. Highway 80 Marks 100 Years

On November 11, 1926, a new highway designation placed Ruston on a coast-to-coast route stretching from Savannah, Georgia, to San Diego, California. For decades, U.S. Highway 80 carried tourists, soldiers, salesmen, and families through north Louisiana, transforming businesses and communities along its path. This Veterans Day marks the 100th anniversary...

Ruston, LA · 2d

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LSU QB Sam Leavitt's Alleged Ex-Girlfriend Teases Documentary Featuring Misconduct Accusations

A woman holding a stack of papers in front of a TikTok camera had a message for Sam Leavitt, or at least for the man she appeared to be addressing. She was not announcing a new project or sharing a football opinion. Instead, she hinted at a documentary and suggested that the QB’s public image did not match what she knew privately. The post included two Snapchat screenshots that appear to show the LSU QB1. The TikTok account, which goes by the name Ava Boyd, posted a video with the caption: “Sitting down for my documentary about the ‘godly’ man who couldn’t control his hands, his temper, or his...

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall returns to Zachary

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Veterans Day observances continue in Zachary with an annual flag-raising ceremony alongside the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall. This is the first time the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall makes its anticipated return to Zachary in 30 years. The ceremony begins at 7:30 a.m. at Zachary High...

Zachary, LA · 1d

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SOUTHERN SOUL MEETS NO LIMIT LEGACY: LOUISIANA’S KIM McCOY TEAMS UP WITH RAP ICON MIA X FOR “THE ANTHEM REMIX”

Two powerful Louisiana voices are coming together for a collaboration that celebrates strength, confidence, and women’s empowerment. Rising Southern Soul artist Kim McCoy, a powerhouse vocalist and songwriter from Lafayette, Louisiana, has teamed up with legendary rapper Mia X, the pioneering First Lady of No Limit Records, for the highly anticipated music video “The Anthem Remix,”premiering Friday, November 20, 2026.

Lafayette, LA · 2d

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Scott Rabalais: Tigers take last shot at playoff glory in historic home finale against Texas

When it was played in August as the golf season’s last major, the PGA Championship was billed as “Glory’s Last Shot.”. The PGA moved up to May seven years ago. So, on this second Saturday in November, the LSU Tigers are free to appropriate that catchphrase for their regular-season home finale against Texas.

Baton Rouge, LA · 21h

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Southern's John B. Cade Library to feature historic WWII women's battalion exhibit

BATON ROUGE — Southern University's John B. Cade Library will showcase an exhibit featuring a historic women's battalion that served in World War II. The exhibit centers on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight. They were the only all-female, predominantly Black Women's Army Corps battalion deployed overseas in World War II. They were sent to England in 1945 to handle a massive backlog of service members' undelivered mail.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Thanksgiving events and giveaways happening around the Capital Area

BATON ROUGE — With Thanksgiving just around the corner on Thursday, Nov. 26, many organizations and local governments are finding ways to make the holiday more special. Here are some events and giveaways happening in and around the Capital Area in celebration of the giving season:. Wednesday, Oct. 21...

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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Veterans Day Ceremonies Today in Plaquemine, at Southern University and in Livingston

Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, and several Capital Region communities still have free ceremonies on the calendar today. Here are three official gatherings confirmed by the organizers. Iberville's salute in Plaquemine. Iberville Parish's annual Salute to Veterans is at the Iberville Veterans Memorial on Railroad Avenue in Plaquemine. Pre-ceremony...

Plaquemine, LA · 2d

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Five Revolutionary War Patriots honored at Edgard cemetery ceremony

Five Revolutionary War patriots were remembered during a grave marking ceremony Saturday, Nov. 7, at the historic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery in Edgard. The General Philemon Thomas […]

Edgard, LA · 3d

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Baton Rouge pickleball coach takes training device to QVC

BATON ROUGE — A local pickleball coach is stepping into the national spotlight this week to showcase an invention designed to sharpen skills right at home. Tim Spinosa, a Baton Rouge-based pickleball instructor, is scheduled to appear on national shopping network QVC on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 a.m. to debut his invention, the X-treme Pickleball Trainer.

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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Hammond's Columbia Theatre Debuts New 'A Christmas Carol' With Three Ghosts, Five Shows

Tommy Jamerson has written a new stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol for Southeastern Louisiana University's Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, with Columbia Theatre Artistic Director Jim Winter directing. The theatre is billing the production as a world premiere. Five performances are scheduled at 220 East Thomas St. in Hammond, running from this Friday through Nov. 21.

Hammond, LA · 3d

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Lane Kiffin Not Canceling Dancing With The Stars, Like Kevin Costner, Before Home Games Despite Bama Flop

Kevin Costner hasn’t taken this much flack since his “Waterworld” movie flop in 1995 that he acted in and produced at far over budget as it lost more than $100 million. Similarly, LSU football coach Lane Kiffin’s $40 million-plus roster has not answered at the box office so far at 6-3 on the season and 3-3 in the Southeastern Conference.

Baton Rouge, LA · 4d

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Poppa Earle’s Tailgate Festival returns to Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The 2nd Annual Poppa Earle’s Tailgate Festival is set for November 20th and 21st at Pointe Marie in Baton Rouge across from the L’Auberge Casino. The festival is loaded with fun activities, food and fireworks with a great cause in mind. Proceeds from the event will support the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to aid those dealing with food insecurity as Thanksgiving and the holiday season approaches.

Baton Rouge, LA · 3d

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WBRZ highlights local heroes with 2 Your Town visit to Plaquemine's Salute to Veterans celebration

PLAQUEMINE — This week on 2 Your Town, WBRZ is proud to head to Plaquemine the week of Nov. 9-13 to honor the men and women who have served our country during the community's Salute to Veterans celebration. On Wednesday, WBRZ is broadcasting live from the Salute to Veterans...

Plaquemine, LA · 3d