Crawfish Fest in Breaux Bridge
Time to celebrate Louisiana’s favorite crustacean at the annual Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival this weekend. Held Friday-Sunday, the festival will feature amazing Zydeco and swamp-pop musicians, crawfish cook-offs, crawfish races, arts and...
DATE: May 02, 2012 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Events
Baton Rouge named among 'Top 25 Hardest Working Towns in America'
Baton Rouge is ranked No. 11 on a list of the "Top 25 Hardest Working Towns in America" by Parade magazine and Total Cereal. The magazine says its editorial research team arrived at the rankings by analyzing a host of criteria, including the...
DATE: April 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
B.R. artist's Final Four painting headed to the NCAA Hall
A little more than a week after painting courtside during the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans, Baton Rouge artist Christopher Turner is still reveling in the excitement of the experience. "It was just amazing to be working 'behind the scenes' at a...
DATE: April 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
David Mayfield Parade at Manship
Grammy-nominated musician and producer David Mayfield is a force of nature on stage. His boundless energy and enthusiasm for performing music are evident show after show, whether it's with the Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, Jessica Lea Mayfield, or...
DATE: March 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: 225 Weekender
Shamrock shake
I have an enduring memory of Crème de Menthe poured over Breyer's vanilla bean ice cream for dessert during family events. Turning to this classic concoction was the refuge of my grandmother, a terminal gardener who wasn't interested in cooking and...
DATE: March 07, 2012 | CATEGORY: Spatula Diaries
Statehood bicentennial bash running under budget
The chief fundraiser for the yearlong series of events marking Louisiana's 200th anniversary as a state says the celebration is running under budget so far. Randy Haynie, a Baton Rouge lobbyist who chairs the Louisiana Bicentennial Commission's...
DATE: March 05, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
With Mardi Gras a memory, New Orleans sobers up
By dawn this morning, stately St. Charles Avenue—where tens of thousands spent Mardi Gras feasting, drinking and scrambling for beads—was cleared of mountains of trash left behind by revelers. New Orleans' iconic green streetcars once...
DATE: February 22, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
For Mardi Gras float makers, next year is here
As Carnival builds toward its out-of-control crescendo on Fat Tuesday, Barry Kern and his team of float builders and artists are already preparing for next year's parades. One of the biggest free parties in the world fuels a multimillion-dollar...
DATE: February 20, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Businesses hosting Mardi Gras parties should take some precautions
As anyone who's ever been to an office holiday party knows, mixing business and pleasure is a delicate matter that can go from fun to downright frightful at any given moment. And with Mardi Gras season shifting into high gear, attorney Ed Harold,...
DATE: February 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Abita gets canned
The Abita Brewing Company has debuted three of its flagship brews in cans: Abita Amber, Purple Haze and Jockamo I.P.A. The Abita cans are appearing in stores, restaurants and bars in the New Orleans area beginning this week, with plans for wider...
DATE: February 09, 2012 | CATEGORY: 225 Dine
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