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.
Mother's Day gifts, cocktail tours and a horse with Louisiana ties wins Kentucky Derby
This week, Mothers Day is approaching, and what better way to celebrate than dinner or the perfect gift. Keep the celebration going with Ascension Parish Tourism's Sweet Spot Cocktail Trail launch. Among some wins in Louisiana, find out which 12-year-old gymnast represented Louisiana and placed fourth in regional gymnastics championships, and celebrate with three Shreveport natives after their horse won the 150th Kentucky Derby.
Baton Rouge chef chosen to compete in 2024 Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board announced Wednesday the selection of chefs across the state to represent their areas in the 17th annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off. According to a news release, the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off will be held...
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.
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.
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