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This Tiny Louisiana Mexican Restaurant Is Known For Tamales That Locals Line Up For

The tamales here come out of a food trailer, and that’s pretty much the whole setup. Easy enough to understand, right? Although it does explain why nobody is bragging about the chandeliers. This Louisiana stop keeps its focus right where it belongs. Tamales share the order window with tacos,...

Louisiana · 1d

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This Louisiana Mexican Buffet Is Packed With Homestyle Dishes And All-You-Can-Eat Favorites

Sopapillas with honey are on the buffet line. That alone should explain why some people drive a long way just to eat here. The spread keeps going, too. There’s seafood soup, chile rellenos, tamales, plantains, barbacoa, and a make-your-own taco bar. It all sits under one roof in Louisiana, where Mexican buffets are surprisingly hard to find.

Baton Rouge, LA · 9h

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True Beauty Salon owner named 2026 Woman-Owned Business of the Year in Zachary

Brandy Smith Stephens, owner of True Beauty Salon, was named the 2026 Woman-Owned Business of the Year by the Zachary Chamber of Commerce.

Zachary, LA · 5d

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$15 Sandwiches, $10 Daily Plates and a Late Kitchen: Danny's Dive Bar on Third Street

Third Street has no shortage of places to grab a drink, but few of them keep the fryer going past midnight on a weekend. Danny's Dive Bar & Grill, at 151 3rd St. in downtown Baton Rouge, keeps its menu simple: almost everything costs the same. One Price, Most of...

Baton Rouge, LA · 8h

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Crawford's Restaurant Has Been Frying Fish on Staring Lane Since 1984: Plates, Po-Boys and Party Trays to Know

Some Baton Rouge restaurants chase trends. Crawford's Restaurant has spent more than 40 years perfecting one thing: a basket of fried fish. The family-owned spot at 1980 Staring Lane opened in 1984, and the menu still revolves around what the kitchen simply calls Crawford's fish. Start with the fish. The...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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The Dough House on Airline Highway: Scratch-Made Kolaches, Breakfast Tacos and Party Trays Every Morning

Early shift on the Airline Highway side of town? The Dough House opens at 6 a.m. every day, and its dough is made from scratch each morning for a lineup of sweet and savory kolaches, breakfast tacos, cinnamon rolls and more. The shop opened in summer 2021 as the Airline location of The Kolache Kitchen and took the name The Dough House in November 2024.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Zippy's on Perkins Road: Named Tacos, Two Burrito Sizes and a Kitchen Open Until 3 a.m. on Weekends

Reading the taco list at Zippy's is half the fun. There's the Pork-ins Overpass, a nod to the neighborhood. There's Love Shaq U, Shrimpin' Ain't Easy and the Bad Mother Clucker. Every one of them is $5.45, and you can build your own if none of the names call to you.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Liberty House Specialties in Clinton: Morning Coffee and Cinnamon Rolls, Evening Ice Cream, All in a Building From 1868

Headed up to Clinton? Plan a stop on Liberty Street. Liberty House Specialties, at 11652 Liberty Street, runs two shops in one: a coffee and breakfast cafe in the morning and a scoop shop in the evening. The building has its own story. According to the shop, Liberty House dates...

Clinton, LA · 1d

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Southern Chicks Cafe & Daiquiris Brings Hand-Breaded Chicken to Florida Boulevard

Florida Boulevard just got a soul-food counter with a daiquiri window attached. Southern Chicks Cafe & Daiquiris opened its Baton Rouge shop at 7112 Florida Boulevard, and the family-run brand that dates to 2016 brings hand-breaded fried chicken and jumbo chicken tenders to a stretch that needed a simple, warm meal.

Baton Rouge, LA · 19h

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Swig to host Baton Rouge grand opening on Friday, offering customers free drinks all day

On Friday, Swig will host its grand opening for its new Baton Rouge location on Village Market Street. Attendees will have the opportunity to get free 24-ounce drinks between 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Drink selections include refreshers, energy drinks and dirty sodas, though the blended drinks will not be offered to ensure quick service.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Cheba Hut's Second Baton Rouge Shop Is Open at Long Farm Village: Toasted Subs, Patio and Happy Hour

Southeast Baton Rouge finally has a Cheba Hut that is not a campus run. The Long Farm Village shop at 14631 Village Market Street, Suite 105, is the brand's second Baton Rouge location, and the official page calls it a locally owned sandwich shop and full-service bar for St. George, Prairieville and Ascension neighbors.

Baton Rouge, LA · 19h

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Baton Rouge restaurants, stores offer Thanksgiving catering and to-go orders

Make this year's Thanksgiving holiday gathering easy: Order the whole meal from a Baton Rouge restaurant or store.

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Pot & Paddle Jambalaya Kitchen: Daily Plate Lunch Specials and Jambalaya Coolers That Feed 25 or More

Feeding a crowd this holiday season? Pot & Paddle Jambalaya Kitchen has built its business around exactly that, with jambalaya, pastalaya, gumbo and beans sold by the bowl, the box, the bucket and the cooler. A Plate Lunch Rotation. The weekday lunch specials change by the day and each runs...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Mother Dear's Bakery in Zachary Bakes Teacakes the Way a St. Francisville Mom of 11 Did

Some bakeries chase trends. Mother Dear's Bakery in Zachary is built around one thing: the teacake, made from a family recipe that goes back to a sharecropping household on Cedars Lane in St. Francisville. The Family Behind the Name. "Mother Dear" was Susie Barrow Morgan, wife of Earnest Morgan Sr....

Zachary, LA · 1d

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Hakka noodles, stuffed mushrooms and more best things we ate this week in Baton Rouge and Acadiana

Stuffed mushrooms, pasta and cheesecake from Mansurs on the Boulevard. My first visit to Mansurs on the Boulevard was a hit. Live piano sounded through the room as I perused the menu with a friend. We started with the Zydeco mushrooms, stuffed with seafood, parmesan cheese and lemon butter. This was a melt-in-your-mouth kind of bite, and dinner was off to a great start.

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d

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Veterans Day events, Fall Garden Party, Art After Hours at LASM and more: Around Baton Rouge

The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday through Thursday, Nov. 12. VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE: 11 a.m., Galvez Plaza, downtown. With Mayor Sid Edwards, a Color Guard and the Florida Street Blowhards. visitbatonrouge.com. BINGO LOCO: 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., Chelsea's Live, 1010...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Webbie, Lil’ Boosie set to perform at Bayou Classic Fan Fest in New Orleans

Two Baton Rouge rappers are set to perform at Fan Fest ahead of the 53rd Annual Bayou Classic.

New Orleans, LA · 3d

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NYB Has Been Baking Bagels From Scratch in Baton Rouge Since 1996: What to Order at All Three Shops

Some Baton Rouge breakfast habits are older than the kids ordering them. NYB opened in 1996, and the locally owned bagel shop has spent the three decades since baking its bagels in house, from scratch, every day. That one shop has grown into three. You'll find NYB at 8342 Perkins...

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Carli-Co Cafe in Gonzales: Shrimp and Grits, Pork and Pancakes, and Weekday Lunch Specials on Airline Highway

Out early in Ascension Parish? Carli-Co Cafe opens at 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday on the corner of Airline Highway and Bayou Narcisse Road in Gonzales. The cafe calls itself a true mom-and-pop breakfast and lunch spot, known for generous portions and homestyle Southern cooking. Breakfast Plates Worth the Early...

Gonzales, LA · 1d

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Swig Opens at Long Farm Village: Dirty Sodas, Refreshers and Holiday Sips on Village Market Street

Long Farm Village just picked up a new kind of drive-thru stop. Swig Baton Rouge Village is open at 14631 Village Market Street, Suite 101, pouring the chain's signature dirty sodas, refreshers and treats into the St. George corner of town. A dirty soda, in Swig's own words, starts with...

Baton Rouge, LA · 19h