A Saturday Worth Showing Up For: Krewe of Oshun
Baton Rouge is getting ready for a day that celebrates movement, creativity, and community when the 6th Annual Krewe of Oshun Parade and Festival returns on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Hosted by NBRNow, the event takes over 3200 Harding Boulevard and transforms the area into a space filled with sound, color, and...
Chef John Folse’s Annual Boucherie and Bourbon Event Returns February 7 at White Oak
Mornings with Brian Haldane rolled on Wednesday as Cade Voisin filled in for Brian. Brian is on his way to Washington, D.C. for Washington Mardi Gras coverage. Before he left, Cade welcomed Chef John Folse and Michaela York to preview the annual Chef John Folse Boucherie and Bourbon event. The event takes place...
Southdowns neighborhood gears up for Krewe of Southdowns parade
The Krewe of Southdowns is hosting its 39th annual parade on February 13, with the theme "Southdowns Vacation" and a route that will take the floats through the Southdowns neighborhood.
Report: National clothing retailer Francesca’s closing both Baton Rouge stores
BATON ROUGE - Francesca's, a national women's clothing retailer with five stores in south Louisiana, will close all its locations this month, The Advocate reported. Francesca’s, which has locations in the Mall of Louisiana and Perkins Rowe in Baton Rouge, will cease operations and has begun liquidation sales at its...
Baton Rouge lawyers ask federal judge to dismiss lawsuit over purported injuries at ‘BRAVE...
BATON ROUGE — Lawyers for the city of Baton Rouge want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that police officers injured a man arrested during a drug raid and interrogated at the Baton Rouge Police Department's noted "BRAVE Cave." The lawyers filed papers in federal court last...
Letters: Red light camera tickets are fundamentally unfair
I recently got photographed by a red light camera on Coursey Boulevard and paid $117 to Violationinfo.com or Verra Mobility, a corporate outfit headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. I scheduled a hearing to contest the violation at Baton Rouge City Hall, but I backed out since I did not want to use leave time from work....
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Three dead since Sunday at Elayn Hunt, cause unknown at this time
ST. GABRIEL - Three people have died at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center since Sunday, Department of Corrections officials told WBRZ. According to the Department of Corrections, two people died on Jan. 25 and one person died on Jan. 27. Officials said they could not provide identification or a cause of death at this...
Longtime Donaldsonville restaurant Grapevine Café featured during Restaurant Week
The Grapevine Café, a local staple known for its Louisiana-inspired dishes and welcoming atmosphere, has been serving meals from the heart for nearly three decades and continues to thrive by treating every customer like family.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church shares renderings of new church
BATON ROUGE — St. Luke's Episcopal Church shared renderings on Wednesday of the new church it plans to build. St. Luke's said the new church will be able to fit 350 people and feature "an expanded narthex with space to gather, connect and feel at home, including a mother’s room and flexible seating."
Baton Rouge coroner featured in fentanyl crisis web series
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark is set to be featured in a web series addressing the fentanyl crisis that has impacted communities nationwide and locally. “Certainly, when you see a trend, and you see a trend happening often, there comes a point...
