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Young entrepreneur turns his passion for lemonade into a growing business

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. For one young Louisiana entrepreneur, that familiar saying became the recipe for a growing business.

Brusly, LA · 10d

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Inside Baton Rouge's 1924 Central Fire Station: How to Visit the Robert A. Bogan Fire Museum

Downtown Baton Rouge has a building where the fire engines never really left. At 427 Laurel Street, the old Central Fire Station still holds three American LaFrance rigs from the 1920s, parked in the same engine room where crews once rolled out on calls. Today it's the Robert A. Bogan...

Baton Rouge, LA · 7d
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Live Music Thursday Through Saturday and 2-for-1 Margaritas: A Night Out at Pedro's Tacos & Tequila Bar Off Siegen Lane

Some weeknights call for a margarita and a band, not a reservation and a dress code. Pedro's Tacos & Tequila Bar, tucked just off Siegen Lane on Andrea Drive, has built its evenings around both. The music. Live music plays every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m....

Baton Rouge, LA · 9d
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Baton Rouge native’s novel has ties to Simmesport

Rick Bahlinger, a Baton Rouge native and LSU graduate, has released his first novel, Mother Nature Hates To Lose, a fictional disaster story that draws on real locations in south Louisiana — including several references to Simmesport in Avoyelles Parish. Bahlinger, who earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering...

Baton Rouge, LA · 12d
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Food Critics Say These 10 Louisiana Restaurants Serve Outstanding Meals At Surprisingly Affordable Prices

Stuffed turkey wings smothered in Cajun-Creole tradition, or thin-cut fried catfish with a lakeside view?. Go ahead and pick one. Thought you had your answer? Not so fast. A quirky sandwich shop with kitschy decor was once named Best New Restaurant in America by Bon Appetit. Then there’s a po’...

Louisiana · 11d

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Sourdough Baker in Ascension Parish Adding Commercial Location for Pickup

Wild Rise Sourdough Co. is known for its cookies and breads

Ascension Parish, LA · 10d

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Baton Rouge Resident Wins $150,000 Powerball Prize

BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge resident won $150,000 during the October 14 Powerball drawing after purchasing their ticket from Rende’s Quick Stop #5 located at 7337 John LeBlanc Blvd. in Sorrento. Nickholas Grant claimed his prize at the Lottery’s Baton Rouge headquarters on Thursday, October 22, taking...

Baton Rouge, LA · 10d

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Inside The St. Francisville Inn: An 1880 Victorian Turned Boutique Hotel for a Quiet Getaway

Some weekends call for a porch, a pool and nowhere to be. North of Baton Rouge, The St. Francisville Inn was built for exactly that. The story starts in 1880, when Bayou Sarah entrepreneur Morris Wolf built an elegant Victorian home for his wife and children. The Wolfs stayed until 1903. Decades later the house was carved into apartments, then sat empty long enough to lose its mantles, light fixtures and most of its doors.

Baton Rouge, LA · 9d

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The auction hasn't started, but Baton Rouge Gallery's Kinetics artwork can be seen now

It's time for the Kinetics benefit auction sneak peek at Baton Rouge Gallery. As of Oct. 30, the 33 works of art for the gallery's annual benefit can be seen on its walls at 1515 Dalrymple Drive and its website, batonrougegallery.org. All works were created by gallery artist members. "The...

Baton Rouge, LA · 9d

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Joe's Bakery: How Beth Ford Turned a 2020 Leap Into a Baton Rouge Pie Business Ready for Thanksgiving

Some bakeries start with a lease. Joe's Bakery started with a mother, a daughter and a hard year. Beth Ford launched the business in October 2020 with her daughter, Kayla, who had just finished high school without the usual graduation send-off. Opening a bakery had been Ford's dream since childhood. Kayla drafted a business plan, picked the name and helped build the first menu. The bakery is named for Ford's late father, who loved when the family baked.

Baton Rouge, LA · 9d

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The Sensory in Prairieville: NeeDoh, Squishies, $3 Stocking Stuffers and Quiet After-Hours Shopping

Ask a kid what they want for Christmas this year and there is a good chance the answer squeezes. The Sensory, a small shop at 40235 LA-42 in Prairieville, is stocked wall to wall with squishies, fidget toys, putty, blind boxes and collectibles. New drops land every week, and the store is open every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Prairieville, LA · 9d

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Zachary man displays more than 100 carved pumpkins of variety of characters for Halloween

ZACHARY - Spooky season brings out the creative side in many people. But one man puts a twist on getting creative with Jack-O-Lanterns. Robert Barr has a full display of more than 100 pumpkins that he carved by hand. "The process relaxes me, and it takes about six to eight...

Zachary, LA · 10d

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Red carpet of bones: More than 200 ‘skelebrities’ take over Baton Rouge front yard

Dubbed the “Skelebrity Graveyard,” the massive front-yard display is the work of months of thrifting, crafting, and painting to bring famous faces back to life.

Baton Rouge, LA · 9d

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Nola Rouge Boutique: New Orleans Style, Sizes 2 to 22 and Louisiana-Made Gifts in Beauregard Town

Some shops are built on a business plan. Nola Rouge was built on a fresh start. The boutique traces its roots to New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina upended life there, the people behind it found a new home in Baton Rouge and carried a little of that NOLA spirit along. The shop has been growing ever since.

Baton Rouge, LA · 10d

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Fleurty Girl Baton Rouge: Purple and Gold Gear, Thanksgiving Tees and Quirky Ornaments on Government Street

Some shops sell souvenirs. Fleurty Girl sells inside jokes, and Louisiana gets every one of them. The Baton Rouge outpost of the homegrown gift boutique sits at 3622 Government St., and right now its shelves are pulling triple duty: football Saturdays, Thanksgiving tables and the start of holiday shopping. ##...

Baton Rouge, LA · 9d

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Red carpet of bones: More than 200 ‘skelebrities’ take over Baton Rouge front yard

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Move over, Hollywood. The biggest red carpet in town this Halloween is right along Bocage Boulevard in Baton Rouge, where more than 200 pop stars, athletes, and cultural icons have risen from the grave. Dubbed the “Skelebrity Graveyard,” the massive front-yard display is the work...

Baton Rouge, LA · 9d

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From Tabby's Blues Box to O Brother: Chris Thomas King Wants Louisiana Credited as the Birthplace of the Blues

Ask Chris Thomas King where the blues was born, and you'll get a firm answer: Louisiana, not the Mississippi Delta. That argument is the heart of the Blues Origin Institute, a Louisiana nonprofit King founded in March 2023. Its stated mission is to preserve the authentic history of the blues through research, education and performance, and to win recognition for Louisiana as the place where the music took shape in the 1890s.

Louisiana · 14d

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From a New Orleans Candy Shop to a Ponchatoula Factory: Elmer Chocolate's Christmas Season Starts Nov. 1

Plenty of Louisiana stockings could end up holding a box of chocolates made in Ponchatoula this year, and the company behind it has been at the candy business for more than 170 years. Started in New Orleans. Elmer Chocolate traces its roots to Christopher Henry Miller, who came to the...

Ponchatoula, LA · 11d

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15 Days until Merry Market 2026

November 13th, 14th, & 15th at Lamar Dixon Expo Center. Hours: Fri. 10am-6pm Sat. VIP Private Shopping 8am-10am GA 10am-5pm Sun. 10am-4pm Tickets can be purchased at the door or online. Children under 10 are free, free parking, indoor and outdoor merchants, food trucks, and stroller friendly. For more information...

Gonzales, LA · 9d