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New Sonny’s BBQ restaurant now open in Gonzales, serves beef, ribs, pork and more
GONZALES, La. (BRPROUD) – A new barbecue restaurant softly opened in Gonzales this week. Sonny’s BBQ opened at 781 W. Louisiana 30 on Monday, July 15. The restaurant announced on social media that it would be serving in-person guests and would not be taking orders over the phone or online at this time.
Baton Rouge animal shelter waives adoption fees for sheltered pets for national campaign
BATON ROUGE — Pet adoptions were free all week for animals from the Companion Animal Alliance in Baton Rouge. CAA waived adoption fees for spayed and neutered shelter animals in partnership with Bissell Pet Foundation's national campaign, "Empty The Shelter" week. Sunday was the last day of the event where people could have their fees waved.
High energy, elegant and entertaining dances highlighted Dancing with a Cause fundraiser
Businesswoman Caprice Cline's Pasodoble was the winning number Saturday at the 15th annual Dancing for a Cause. The real winner was the Arc of East Ascension, a nonprofit that provides services for people with special needs. The show, which included nine dancers, a comedian and dance team performances, was at...
'King of the Bayou' slingshot show draws in crowds from all over the U.S
BATON ROUGE - More than 200 people attended the second annual 'King of the Bayou' festival to show off their slingshots, jeeps and corvettes in an event hosted by the Baton Rouge Slingshot Riders Saturday afternoon. The event gave participants an outlet to show their customized vehicles. There were also...
Community clean up group returns Walmart shopping carts after company failed to collect
BATON ROUGE - Behind the Super 6 motel and All Star Lanes on Airline Highway, around a hundred shopping carts from the Neighborhood Walmart next door had been abandoned for months. Founder of Keep Tiger Town Beautiful Jennifer Richardson says nearby businesses have been unable to get Walmart to pick...
Monday's Health Report: Exercises, therapy can be done in place of surgery to remedy weak pelvic floor
BATON ROUGE — It is not a topic most like to talk about, but the discomfort and urinary leakage many experience after pregnancy due to a weakened pelvic floor is an important conversation to be having. Four weeks after giving birth, Nicole Lukens started feeling pressure in her pelvic...
Previews: A BODY OF WATER at Le Petit Theatre
On Thursday, July 18, at 7 p.m., Le Petit Theatre will host a public reading of Louisiana-native playwright and producer Kelley Nicole Girod’s play “A Body of Water.” This event is part of the theatre’s Petit Reads series, which showcases significant works to the local community.
The final curtain falls on the Livingston Parish Children's Choir's annual dinner theater
After 15 years of successful dinner theater shows, the originators of the Livingston Parish Children's Choir's fundraisers are staging their last show later this month. The production of A "Funny Thing Happened on the to the ‘60s!” is set for July 26-27 at Live Oak High School. It...
With over 900 entries sent in, check out the WINNER and finalists in Walt Handelsman's latest Cartoon Caption Contest!
Wow! We received 906 entries in this week’s Cartoon Caption Contest. As always, there were so many creative and funny approaches. We even had some finalists this time from Idaho, Denver, Indiana and Canada! Great stuff. Well played, everyone!. As always, when we have duplicate entries, and we always...
How three Louisianans wound up playing baseball in Saskatoon; Baton Rouge filmmakers debut musical drama at PBS Short Films Festival
July 15, marks the start of the PBS Short Film Festival. The festival is designed to increase the visibility of independent films, and for the 11th straight year in a row, a film nominated by Louisiana Public Broadcasting has made the list. This year's film, The Ballad of Rose Mae, is a musical drama by Baton Rouge filmmakers Gray Fagan and Bailey Wax. They join us now for more on their filmmaking journey and partnership that began in a high school acting class.
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra names new executive director
BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra has a new executive director, the Baton Rouge Symphony Board of Directors announced Monday. Marshall Carby has been named the orchestra's executive director and will take over the position on Sept. 1. Before joining the Baton Rouge Symphony, Carby had more...
Companion Animal Alliance receives $22,500 grant for Neonatal Kitten Care
Companion Animal Alliance, the non-profit open-intake animal shelter for East Baton Rouge Parish, and Orphan Kitten Club, a charitable organization founded by Hannah “Kitten Lady” Shaw announced June 27 that Companion Animal Alliance has received a $22,500 grant through OKC’s Mightycat program. The grant, "Increased Capacity...
Friends of Bastille Day Baton Rouge to celebrate French heritage in Bastille Day Mass
Friends of Bastille Day Baton Rouge will host a Bastille Day Mass at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., downtown. The Mass, to be televised on Cox Channel 15, will be conducted in observance of Bastille Day and the French heritage of the Cathedral and city of Baton Rouge. The Diocesan Archives also will be present with artifacts from Louisiana's French period.
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