Piccadilly in Delmont Village shopping center closes Tuesday
BATON ROUGE - The Delmont Village Piccadilly on Plank Road will close its doors for the last time Tuesday evening. Employees at the Delmont Village restaurant said they will be transferred to one of the other three locations in Baton Rouge. No information about why the location is closing has...
Birria tacos, a seafood crepe and more of the best things we ate this...
I had heard great things about Salt Pepper Oak, a relatively new barbecue spot located in the Industriplex. The restaurant has counter service with delicious and affordable food. We tried the birria tacos, which included smoked brisket tacos on seared corn tortillas with a side of birria consommé and topped...
Oceans Behavioral Hospital: A Place for Teens to Heal
If your teen is withdrawing from friends or struggling in school, encouragement at home often isn’t enough. Professional support can make all the difference. At Oceans Behavioral Hospital Baton Rouge, we provide inpatient and outpatient services for adolescents ages 12–17 in a safe, compassionate environment where...
Crash involving motorcycle in Baton Rouge leaves 1 dead; driver arrested
A man is dead, and another man is facing charges following a traffic crash in Baton Rouge on Saturday night.
After 23 years in the business, this Baton Rouge designer knows her curtains, what’s...
Kim Pitre used to design and install wallpaper. When that business was slowly going out of style in the 1990s, she moved to a more specialized craft: textiles and curtains. Not only are curtains important in design spaces to pull a room together and add depth, window treatments also serve a practical purpose....
‘Absolute studs’ named to Zachary High Hall of Fame
The Zachary Hall of Fame honors Zachary High and former Northwestern High School (1955 -1970) athletic greats. The Hall of Fame will welcome two inductees in a ceremony at the Zachary athletic complex at 6 p.m. Sept. 11. The honorees will also be recognized Sept 12 at halftime of the...
Victoria’s Toy Station to close after 41 years
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Victoria’s Toy Station, a toy store that has been in Baton Rouge for more than four decades, will be closing later this week. A different toy store owner will be moving into the same location later this year. Victoria’s Toy Station opened in 1984...
‘Beef Bandit’ Arrested For Allegedly Hiding Stolen Meat Inside Pants
A suspect dubbed the “Beef Bandit” is facing charges after allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars worth of meat by hiding it in his pants. The Livingston Parish Sheriffs Office in Louisiana said deputies responded at around 10 a.m. on Aug. 20 to a report that a man had left the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Denham […]
Some LSU students voice frustration over parking on first day of classes
BATON ROUGE - Not the ideal start to the semester for some LSU students. "You can't really move in the Student Union for anything, let alone try to find parking. Like you spend 20 minutes just trying to get from your car, and then try to get to class," one student said.
Male critical after being found lying in street with gunshot wound, police say
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department responded to a shooting early Tuesday morning, Aug. 26, that they say left a male in critical condition. Officers say they were called to the scene on Marque Ann Drive shortly after 4 a.m. According to authorities, upon arrival, a male victim was found lying...