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Live Patio Music Most Nights and $7 Happy Hour Classics: Bin 77's Lineup Through Thanksgiving

At Perkins Rowe, Bin 77 Bistro & Sidebar books a local musician on its patio most nights of the week, and the happy hour menu makes it easy to stay a while. Music on the patio starts at 5:30 p.m. on most Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with each set running about three hours. Kirk Holder holds down Wednesday nights.

Baton Rouge, LA · 15d

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Wine tasting benefits Southeastern's Sims Memorial Library

HAMMOND – The group Friends of Sims Library is hosting its 18th annual “Wine with Friends,” a fundraiser for Southeastern Louisiana University’s Linus A. Sims Memorial Library, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, at the library. The front doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the...

Hammond, LA · 16d

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This Louisiana Roadside Restaurant Serves Hot Dogs With A Big Dose Of Old-School Charm

Nectar cream soda is on the menu here. That pink, sweet, very Southern fountain drink still gets poured beside hot dogs, malts, and phosphates, and it makes me grin every time. I love a place that sweats the details. Retro wall art still reads Dearman’s Drugs, a nod to the...

Baton Rouge, LA · 18d

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Emeril's Chop House Is Now Open at L'Auberge Baton Rouge: What's on the Menu

Date night in Baton Rouge has a new steakhouse option. Emeril's Chop House opened Sept. 24 inside L'Auberge Casino Hotel Baton Rouge, and the casino is billing it as Louisiana's premier fine-dining destination. Steaks first. As the name promises, beef runs the show. According to L'Auberge, every steak is Black...

Baton Rouge, LA · 18d

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Baton Rouge's Frostop restaurant is getting upgraded look

BATON ROUGE — A beloved local landmark is getting a fresh coat of paint and a whole lot more. Frostop, the iconic Baton Rouge restaurant known for its 1950s nostalgia and signature icy-cold root beer, is currently undergoing major renovations to update its look while keeping its classic roots intact.

Baton Rouge, LA · 17d

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Lognions on the Lakefront moves forward with new dining, entertainment complex on Lake Charles

Just over a month after the Lake Charles City Council approved a partnership to develop a dining and entertainment concept on the lakefront, the Planning and Zoning Commission continued to greenlight the project. During its Oct. 12 meeting, the Lake Charles Planning and Zoning Commission approved variances to allow metal...

Lake Charles, LA · 18d

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Deer euthanized after making ‘forced entry’ into Livingston Parish home, officials say

A whitetail deer buck was put down after sustaining serious injuries early Monday morning.

Livingston Parish, LA · 18d

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Louie's Cafe passes ownership to lifelong employee

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge staple restaurant is now under new ownership, a report by the Baton Rouge Business Report says. Louie's Cafe was purchased by Fred Simonson, a longtime employee and general manager, and his wife, Molly Rivers-Simonson. The couple purchased the restaurant from Jimmy Wetherford, who had owned it since 1978.

Baton Rouge, LA · 17d

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Winning Powerball ticket worth $150,000 sold in Louisiana. See where

If you purchased a Powerball ticket at this store in Ascension Parish, you may want to look for it. See where it was sold and how much it is worth.

Ascension Parish, LA · 18d

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Whole Lotta Love and Al-Freddie Mercury: Red Zeppelin Pizza's Rock-and-Roll Menu on Perkins Road

Few menus in Baton Rouge are as much fun to read as the one at Red Zeppelin Pizza. Nearly every pie is a song cue, and even the build-your-own section invites you to pile toppings up to the stairway to heaven. A Perkins Road slice since 2010. Red Zeppelin has...

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d

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This Louisiana Historic Estate Has 38 Acres Of Gardens And Roaming Peacocks

Thirty-eight acres of gardens sit along a bend of the Mississippi River in Louisiana, and peacocks stroll across the paths like they own the deed. Behind the live oaks stands a white-columned mansion built around 1840, now surrounded by sculptures, fountains, and winding walks. After dark, the whole property glows...

Darrow, LA · 18d

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Fall Fest at Capitol Park Museum: Activities for families this Sunday

Families can celebrate cooler weather with an afternoon of activities at Fall Fest at the Capitol Park Museum this Sunday.

Baton Rouge, LA · 17d

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Vonnie Borden Theatre reopens with “Our Town”

After D Vickers closed in 2021 due to Hurricane Ida damage, the Vonnie Borden Theatre is finally reopening with “Our Town,” directed by Southeastern alumna Donna Gay Anderson, who has returned to campus to work with students on the production. The reopening brought updated equipment to the theater,...

Hammond, LA · 16d

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One Year In, Bayou Sara Brewing Co. Has Become St. Francisville's Gathering Place

The beer at Bayou Sara Brewing Co. started with a homebrew kit mailed to an Army sergeant stationed overseas. Steve McKinney and his wife, Amanda, found that both Japanese and imported American beers were pricey on a young sergeant's pay, so his mom sent the kit, and the hobby stuck.

St Francisville, LA · 17d

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Outliers: WTGE's In Love With 'Girl From Louisiana.'

Guaranty Media “100.7 The Tiger” WTGE Baton Rouge, LA, has found a hometown hit in Louisiana native Dylan Scott's "Girl From Louisiana." Currently the only Mediabase country reporter on the single, which interpolates "Callin' Baton Rouge," WTGE has been in the 30-spin range on Scott's record for the past five weeks.

Baton Rouge, LA · 16d

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Swig is opening soon in Baton Rouge as a drive-thru only to start. Here’s everything to know.

After plans to bring Swig to Baton Rouge were announced in May, an opening date is finally in sight. With over 150 locations across the country, the Utah-based chain began in 2010 and became known for its soda concoctions, dubbed dirty sodas. This will be the third Swig in Louisiana. One opened in Lafayette last year, followed by another in Youngsville.

Baton Rouge, LA · 18d

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House of Halloween Turns 3rd Street Into a Two-Night Costume Bar Crawl, Oct. 30–31

If your Halloween plans involve a costume and a night out, downtown Baton Rouge has the route mapped for you. House of Halloween, which bills itself as the city's largest Halloween bar crawl, takes over the bars on and around 3rd Street for two nights, Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31.

Baton Rouge, LA · 17d

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77 Taps, a Beer Fountain and Thursday Trivia: Why The Bulldog Still Fills Up on Perkins Road

Some bars rely on a gimmick. The Bulldog on Perkins Road has one, a fountain made of beer taps, and backs it up with a draft list that takes a while to read. The Baton Rouge location, at 4385 Perkins Road in the Southdowns area, pours 77 draft beers and seltzers, mostly craft and local, plus more than 150 bottles. Six wines are on tap, along with a rotating draft cocktail and a full bar for everything else.

Baton Rouge, LA · 17d

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Beyond the Spotlight: Baton Rouge’s Film Industry Creates Local Opportunity

BATON ROUGE, La. — Behind the cameras and celebrity appearances, Baton Rouge’s film industry relies on soundstages, skilled workers, and local businesses that help bring productions to the screen. A major example arrived this spring when Amazon MGM Studios selected downtown Baton Rouge for driving sequences in “Ally...

Baton Rouge, LA · 17d

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This Irish dancing Christmas show is coming to Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE — An international Irish Christmas show is coming to the Raising Cane's River Center Theatre next month. A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland is stopping in Baton Rouge as part of its international tour. The show will feature world-champion Irish dancers, singers and a live band.

Baton Rouge, LA · 17d