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Posted 6:21 AM 9/2/2026 by Dayla Galmore

BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish Child Nutrition Program serves 50,000 meals every day across 81 sites in the district, the program's website says.

A lot of planning goes into what ends up on students' trays. Famela Scruggs Tanner is the East Baton Rouge regional chef (More)

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Posted 6:54 AM 9/1/2026 by Caitlin Lacomb

BATON ROUGE — The Manship Theatre is bringing together live music and cooking for a Concert Kitchen event on Sept. 13.

The afternoon starts at 2 p.m. with a live performance by Katie Love, followed by the Concert Kitchen featuring Chef (More)

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Posted 8:26 AM 8/31/2026 by April Davis

BATON ROUGE — As National Breastfeeding Month comes to an end, Baton Rouge General reminds residents it offers lactation consulting for any mom, even those who did not deliver there.

Crystal Toadvine, a lactation counselor at Baton Rouge General, said new moms receive a kit when they (More)

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Posted 7:27 AM 8/28/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — This weekend, the Texas Club is celebrating students returning to school!

On Saturday, Louisiana-based artist Connor Martin is headlining a show at the venue off Florida Boulevard. 

Doors for the Back to School Bash open at 7:30 p.m., with the show starting (More)

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Posted 10:05 AM 8/27/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Thursday is the Southern University System Foundation's annual SU Give Day, with this year's goal to raise $25 million for Southern University campuses across Louisiana.

The virtual (More)

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Posted 6:37 AM 8/26/2026 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Raising Cane's is turning 30 years old! 

The now-international chicken finger chain was started off LSU's campus on Highland Road in 1996 by Todd Graves. 

"As Todd always says, we're just getting started, we're just warming up," Zach Corbin, Cane's (More)

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Posted 9:20 AM 8/24/2026 by Mia Monet

DONALDSONVILLE - South Central Planning and Development Commission, in cooperation with the Environmental Planning Agency, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, is offering homeowners from select areas of (More)

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Posted 5:45 AM 8/21/2026 by Abigail Whitam

BATON ROUGE - A free cancer screening event is being held this weekend at Webb's Barbershop, right off Government Street.

The annual Barbershop Bash, hosted in partnership with Mary Bird Perkins, is set for Aug. 22 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The event offers free prostate and colorectal (More)

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Posted 9:53 PM 8/20/2026 by Mia Monet

BAKER- In recent months, the city of Baker has seen an increase in violent crime.

Most recently, a shooting took the life of 18-year-old Anireeyah Brue.

City (More)

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Posted 5:11 AM 8/18/2026 by Mia Monet

BATON ROUGE- The future of Plank Road looks vastly different from its current state.

Recently, Councilman Darryl Hurst released his renderings for the $20 million Delmont Economic Development Project. It was just approved by the Metro Council last week. Now, we’re getting a look at (More)

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Posted 6:03 AM 8/17/2026 by Mia Monet

BATON ROUGE - Monday morning, students at Southern University start classes for the fall semester.

The Student Government Association has planned a (More)