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Free concert Friday in downtown Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Downtown Baton Rouge’s longest-running free concert series is back with another concert on Friday, Oct. 23. Organizers announced that the Michael Foster Project will perform this week at Live After Five. The brass band has been bringing its unmistakable mix of jazz, funk, Latin,...

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d
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This Louisiana Corn Maze Opens After Dark For A Halloween Night Under The Stars

One Friday night each October, a Louisiana cornfield swaps sunshine for flashlights, glow sticks, and a live band. The maze stays open after dark for three short hours, and then it is gone until next year. Tickets are sold ahead of time only, so nobody strolls up at the gate....

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d
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Build It, Fire It, Eat It: How LIT Pizza Became a Capital Region Weeknight Staple

Picture a pizza line where you point, pile on and then watch your pie disappear into a wood-fired oven. That is the whole idea at LIT Pizza, a privately held company based in Baton Rouge that has spread across the Capital Region and beyond. Your pie, your way. Every pizza...

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d
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Louisiana music legend Duke Bardwell dies at 83; he was a veteran of performances with many top rock ‘n’ roll artists

Duke Bardwell, the renowned bassist known for his work with Elvis Presley, passed away on October 20, 2024. His musical legacy and contributions to the industry have left a lasting impact on fans and fellow musicians alike. He was a native of Baton Rouge. Duke Bardwell’s Legacy was marked by...

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d
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Christmas Blend Is Back: Community Coffee's Seasonal Lineup and the Baton Rouge Story Behind It

There's a sure sign the holidays are close in South Louisiana: the red Christmas Blend bag shows up next to the coffee maker again. Community Coffee lists Christmas Blend as available October through December. It's a medium roast of African and South American coffees, with notes of milk chocolate, golden raisin and figs. A 10-count box of K-Cup pods is $9.99 on the company's online store.

Baton Rouge, LA · 15d

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The Jambalaya Shoppe in Denham Springs Adds a Buffet, With a Ribbon Cutting Oct. 27

Denham Springs has a new reason to grab a plate and go back for seconds. The Jambalaya Shoppe on Magnolia Beach Road has added a buffet, and the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce is throwing it a ribbon cutting next week. The celebration. The ribbon cutting is Tuesday, Oct. 27,...

Denham Springs, LA · 17d

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WWL-TV has named a Louisiana native as the main anchor for its evening newscasts

WWL-TV will have a new evening news anchor starting in January. Parent company TEGNA Inc. has announced that TaRhonda Thomas, a Baton Rouge native and LSU graduate, will become the face of the CBS affiliate’s Eyewitness News after the first of the year. Thomas is currently the Race and...

Baton Rouge, LA · 17d

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Free concert Friday in downtown Baton Rouge

The Michael Foster Project will perform at Live After Five on Friday, Oct. 23.

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d

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Time to shine: This Baton Rouge-shot, micro-budget film gets festival screening next week

A tiny Baton Rouge production company's micro-budget inaugural film finally gets its time in the spotlight next week. "Beware the Box Folk" will premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival 8 p.m. Tuesday at Broad Theater, 636 N. Broad St., with pay-what-you-can admission. It's the first project for the four-man Unoriginal Films, formed in 2022. "Box Folk" was more than three years in the making.

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d

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Families welcomed fall at Capitol Park Museum's Fall Fest

BATON ROUGE — As the weather gets cooler, residents in Baton Rouge welcomed fall at the second annual Fall Fest at Capitol Park Museum on Sunday. Guests celebrated the fall season with an afternoon filled with fall festivities, including a haunted house and opportunities to experience Louisiana's history and culture.

Baton Rouge, LA · 14d

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Free Dioramas, the First Mike the Tiger and 400-Plus Birds: A Weekday Visit to the LSU Museum of Natural Science

Some of the best free entertainment in Baton Rouge is tucked behind the LSU Library, and plenty of locals have never stepped inside. The LSU Museum of Natural Science fills its exhibit hall in Murphy J. Foster Hall with mounted wildlife, painted skies and a famous tiger, and it costs nothing to walk in.

Baton Rouge, LA · 14d

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Sweet Potato Pie Season Is Back at Hi Nabor, Baton Rouge's Homegrown Supermarket

Some grocery store traditions are better than a calendar. At Hi Nabor, fall officially starts when the Signature Sweet Potato Pies come back out of the oven, and they have been back since Oct. 1. The pies are a limited, once-a-year run, and the store keeps the recipe simple: real...

Baton Rouge, LA · 15d

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Beignets Since 1976: Why Coffee Call on College Drive Is Still a Baton Rouge Ritual

Some Baton Rouge traditions involve a tailgate. This one involves powdered sugar on your shirt. Coffee Call has been pouring cafe au lait and frying beignets in Baton Rouge since 1976, when the Cannatella family founded it. Nearly 50 years later it is still family-owned and operated, and it still works as a meeting spot for students, families and business people who need a table and a warm cup.

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d

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Baton Rouge blues legend Kenny Neal awarded Key to the City

BATON ROUGE — Blues musician Kenny Neal received the Key to the City on Saturday during the inaugural Capital City Music Festival at L’Auberge Casino & Hotel. Presented by Mayor-President Sid Edwards, the honor marks the 10th Key to the City awarded during Edwards' administration and recognizes Neal’s global musical career and lifelong dedication to Baton Rouge’s cultural heritage.

Baton Rouge, LA · 15d

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Ascension Parish Recreation opens new fitness court at Youth Legacy-Duplessis Park on Thursday

GONZALES — The new Fitness Court at Youth Legacy Duplessis Park in Ascension opened on Thursday. According to Ascension Parish Recreation, the park is designed for ages 14 and older. "Please enjoy getting fit with another AP Rec park experience," the agency said.

Ascension Parish, LA · 17d

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West Baton Rouge Council votes to rezone warehouse for development of Community Coffee distribution facility

PORT ALLEN — The West Baton Rouge Parish Council voted to rezone a former warehouse in Port Allen for the development of a new coffee processing and distribution facility for Community Coffee. The council on Thursday unanimously voted to rezone the old Conn's Warehouse from an Industrial Transitional Industrial...

Port Allen, LA · 16d

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Boutique Furniture and Interior Design Chain Expanding to Baton Rouge

J Allan's is a Mississippi-based interior design chain

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d

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13 artists, 2 days and 1 Louisiana-born headliner: Boots on the Bayou hits Gonzales this weekend

Organizers say it's time to dust off your boots. The two-day country music festival Boots on the Bayou is back in Gonzales this weekend, with country superstar and Louisiana native Trace Adkins ("This Ain't No Thinkin' Thing," "Ladies Love Country Boys," "You're Gonna Miss This") headlining the festival's first night on Saturday. Veteran country artist Brantley Gilbert closes out the fest on Sunday night.

Gonzales, LA · 18d

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Dutchtown band director celebrates 54 years in music education

For Sheily Bell, music is more than a career. It’s a lifelong passion that has shaped generations of students.

Baton Rouge, LA · 18d

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No Cover, No Reservations: Inside The Colonel's Club Piano Bar on Perkins Road

Most Baton Rouge bars want you to shout over the music. At The Colonel's Club on Perkins Road, the piano is tuned to conversation. The building has a story before you even order. Entrepreneur and pilot Col. Jesse Lee Sheppard built it in 1936 as a mechanical shop and airplane hangar near what would become the Perkins Road Overpass. According to the club, he often flew Gov. Huey Long. Over the decades the building served as an electrical shop, a refrigeration school, a voting precinct and, in the 1960s, a private club with live music and gambling called The Colonel's Club. Today it holds a restaurant, a lounge and event space under the old name.

Baton Rouge, LA · 17d