The South Louisiana Family Festival will take place at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales between March 6-7.

BRCIC has been providing suicide prevention, survivor support, and educational resources for 50 years.

Grammy, CMA, and SCM award-winner Trisha Yearwood will be at the Raising Cane's River Center in 2020.

The Esports team at Southern Lab is hosting their first ever fundraising event.

This year's Blues Fest will take place on April 18 and 19 at Repentance Park and Galvez Plaza in downtown Baton Rouge

A self-proclaimed tiki addict is finally bringing his coast-to-coast creations to his home town at a special event.

Officials want to reduce the number of outstanding traffic warrants across the parish and eliminate the fear of being arrested for not appearing in court.

Public viewing will take place Monday and Tuesday for the beloved blues musician.

The weather looks beautiful for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday, Feb. 29.

The Zachary Police Department will be hosting an event to remember fallen officer Christopher Lawton on Feb. 27.

Baton Rouge Community College will host a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math event for high school girls on Friday, April 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is kicking off her first Baton Rouge Police Department Precinct Tour.

There will be several mass and worship services on Wednesday, Feb. 26 across Baton Rouge where people can receive their ashes.

Dalton Wayne and the Warmadillos are "totally the underdogs."

Way down on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the good times have been rolling all day long, from people dancing in the middle of the streets to the walking parades and second lines.

Thousands of revelers gathered on the streets of New Roads on Feb. 25 for the second oldest Mardi Gras Day celebration outside of New Orleans.

Flashy floats and mardi gras beads are just one way to celebrate Fat Tuesday. In Evangeline Parish, they chase chicken and pigs.

There not many places that can throw a parade like the people in Louisiana.

Uptown parades Orpheus and Proteus are set to roll 30 minutes early due to chance of rain tonight.

Chef John Folse’s White Oak Estate & Gardens is hosting its annual bridal show Sunday, March 1. The event will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Endymion 2020 rolls at 4:15 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 21 was the final day for people in Spanish Town to prepare for their annual Mardi Gras parade, which rolls Saturday at 12 p.m.

Thousands of Carnival revelers are packing the parade route Uptown and for Ednymion as hundreds of floats are expected to roll over the next 24 hours.

The greasiest Carnival tradition in the New Orleans French Quarter will take center stage Friday morning.

If you’re heading out to the parades, you may want to bring a king cake, and local stores are selling out fast.

Coalition members will join family members of people who have died in the prison.

Pamper your fur babies today.

A Baton Rouge funeral home is paying tribute to the late NBA star Kobe Bryant by holding a special ceremony open to the public on Feb. 24.

It was a day full of parades in East Baton Rouge Parish Saturday, Feb. 15.

Eligible candidates can schedule an appointment by using the phone numbers listed.

At Cristo Rey, students are able to work five days a month to fund the majority of their tuition.

In Ascension Parish Friday night (Feb. 7), a lot of people got to take part in an unforgettable prom night.

Southern University is hosting several events in recognition of Black History Month.

Students interested in competing in Madden 20 can register here.

IBM is holding a job fair Saturday, Feb. 1 in Baton Rouge to fill openings for experienced and emerging information technology professionals at its flagship Client Innovation Center downtown.

Eight different parades this year will feature the Human Jukebox.

Proceeds from the race go towards supporting the Academies of Finance, Health Science and Information Technology. The money goes towards professional development for teachers, supplies for students, and work-based learning initiatives inclusive of internships.

Council members passed several changes to Carnival rules during the meeting on Thursday

Dozens of businesses and several volunteers helped give back to first reponders.

Friends and family of Deondrick Rudd have planned a balloon release at the spot where he killed while riding his bike.

The annual Life March South was held Saturday, Jan. 25 in downtown Baton Rouge.

Funeral arrangements have now been announced for Lorri Burgess, a longtime member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council, who passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer on Jan. 15.

The Krewes of Bacchus and Orpheus made small changes to their parade routes this year.

Breeden’s family and friends will be in attendance as the LPRA honors his life’s work.

The celebrations in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continued Tuesday night (Jan. 21) at LSU.

To celebrate LSU’s recent national championship win over Clemson, linebacker Jacob Phillips will be signing autographs for fans Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will continue this week on the LSU campus.

Employees at Our Lady of the Lake honored Dr. King with a ceremony Monday afternoon (Jan. 20). It was the tenth year the hospital hosted a program.

The feeling of Mardi Gras is right around the corner.

Volunteers were getting their hands dirty over at Front Yard Bikes on Martin Luther King Jr. 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.

Thousands of runners will participate in the Louisiana Marathon, which will be held Friday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 19.

There was not a dull moment as Tiger fans celebrated the team’s College Football Playoff National Championship win at a parade held Saturday, Jan. 18.

A part of north Baton Rouge is getting a little makeover thanks to some hardworking volunteers.

On Friday, Jan. 17, people got the chance to take part in yoga with baby kangaroos.

Lots of LSU fans in Baton Rouge took advantage of a photo opp with the national championship trophy.

Nearly 500,000 celebrated the 50th anniversary of the festival last year.

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.