This weekend the Krewe of NYX will celebrate the opening of an all-inclusive playground meant to benefit children with disabilities. The playground will also honor Nancy Parker who was to serve as the krewe’s grand marshal this year.
The 2nd Annual Gumbo Run is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1 and is being put on by the Scotlandville Professional Academy Consortium (PAC) and Geaux Get Healthy, A Project of Healthy BR.
Various officials from Louisiana gathered at the White House Thursday, Jan. 23 to discuss Opportunity Zones. Specifically, the ways Louisiana officials can better partner with federal officials to use Opportunity Zones to benefit residents in the state.
Despite a global push to donate money for much-needed medical supplies, carers on the ground and on the frontlines of the fight against mass extinction haven’t seen a dime.
There are few ingredients as versatile, or as misunderstood, as the mushroom. Love or hate them, mushrooms can be used as a vessel for a dish’s flavor or stand out on their own as the star.
Tuesday, Jan. 21 was a big day for a young trailblazer in Iberville Parish. The youngest council member in the history of the parish attended his first meeting.
The mayor’s community-wide, free Fitness Stroll event, which was originally scheduled for Jan. 11, but was canceled due to severe weather, has now been rescheduled.
More than 250 BlueCross BlueShield employee volunteers (“Team Blue”) packed around 40,000 meals for capital area residents facing food insecurity on MLK Day.
Instead of taking a day off, in honor of a civil rights icon, many people around the Baton Rouge area are celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with acts of services.
For Morgan Pittman, 27, crossing the finish line at the Louisiana Marathon was made even more special when her boyfriend, Chase Poche’, dropped down on one knee and proposed to her.
CBS News is reporting that nearly 28 million acres have burned because of bush fires across Australia; that covers an area almost the size of Louisiana.
In honor of Carley McCord, the sports journalist who was killed in a small plane crash in Lafayette on Dec. 28, 2019 while on the way to the Peach Bowl, Lyft is donating to a scholarship fund created after her death for every ride taken during LSU’s championship victory parade.
One Baton Rouge carnival krewe literally takes its costumes to new heights every year. The Mystic Krewe of Apollo’s annual Bal Masque is known for larger than life creations that bounce down the runway.
Five soldiers were treated to a meal at a Raising Cane’s location in Zachary after stumbling in while wearing their uniform, a popular Facebook post says.
As severe weather rolled through Livingston Parish Saturday morning, some were left wondering if the sky taking on a purple color could be a sign that LSU will win over Clemson in the upcoming championship game.
LSU and Clemson fans came together in New Orleans for a good cause. Fans from both teams worked together to package about nine thousand pounds of rice.
- Former LSU football player and current cornerback for the Cleveland browns, Andraez “Greedy” Williams, helped kick off National Championship weekend Saturday, Jan. 11, by signing more than 200 autographs at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
If you’ve already got your purple and gold Tigers outfit all set, you probably also need to make sure you’ve got all the baked goods to support the Tigers.
One of the best things about Louisiana is Mardi Gras. Some see the parades as a final hoo-rah before Lent, and others see it as another chance to celebrate one another.
Two standout items on the agenda included businesses on Essen Lane petitioning to be annexed into Baton Rouge, and the highly contested location of a tire shredder that could potentially service the entire state from East Baton Rouge Parish.
A senseless shooting in 1993 robbed the Baton Rouge community of a beloved corporal, and six children of their mother. Betty Dunn Smothers, 36, was killed while moonlighting off-duty as an escort for a grocery store manager hoping to make a night deposit at a bank.
The fire that ravaged John Lemoine’s home on Sparkle Drive in Central and the two apartments behind it did not leave much behind except rain soaked, charred debris of what used to be called a home.
The Capital Area Behavioral Health Collaborative is hosting a meeting Thursday, Jan. 9 to give the community information about mental health and opioid services available in the region, as well as information on the Bridge Center for Hope.
The most popular baby names of the decade at Baton Rouge General’s Birth Center were Aiden and Riley, the hospital says. More than 8,300 babies were delivered ta BRG during the last decade.
There are a number of vigils and fundraisers planned for the five victims of the plane crash in Lafayette. There are also some events planned along for the survivors who were severely injured.
Chick-fil-A restaurants in Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, and Gonzales are offering a free entrée to those who create or log in to their Chick-fil-A One account between Thursday, Jan. 2 and Saturday, Jan. 11.
