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Fried crawfish cornbread, beef tips and roasted mirlitons: Best things we ate this week
I’d tell you to run, don’t walk, to Little Big Cup, but located past the sugar cane fields in Arnaudville, it would take you a while. This quaint little restaurant located on Bayou Fuselier, an offshoot of Bayou Teche, has a small-town atmosphere but is big on flavors. The housemade cornbread is somehow light and fluffy even though it is deep-fried. The cornbread is then topped with a sweet bourbon glaze and fried crawfish tails. It’s a sweet and savory appetizer worth the drive to explore the unique menu.
LSU graduates Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth seen in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy merch
PARIS, IDF — New Orleans native and Mount Carmel Academy alum, Kristen Nuss and her teammate Taryn Kloth were spotted in Paris wearing Mount Carmel Academy socks. Nuss graduated from Mount Carmel in 2016, where she received many awards and championships before attending Louisiana State University. Kloth and Nuss...
Coroner called to shooting scene Sunday night, officials confirm
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Coroner’s Office reportedly responded to a shooting scene on Sunday night. Emergency officials said the shooting happened in the area of Cedar Avenue and Seneca Street near Choctaw Drive around 9 p.m. There is no word on a possible suspect...
Motorcyclist killed in Livingston Parish crash
HOLDEN — An Independence man was killed Monday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Hwy. 441. It was just after 1:00 p.m. on July 22, when Louisiana State Police Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 441 at Herman Hutchinson Road in Holden. Tommy Moseley, 64, of Independence,...
Baton Rouge to spend $1 million on non-congregate homeless shelter
(The Center Square) The city of Baton Rouge is looking to spend $1 million on a non-congregate homeless shelter. The project will also include $5 million from the Louisiana Housing Corporation. According to the July 24 public meeting agenda, the city is asking the mayor to approve a contract between...
Largest Restaurant Week ever starts today in the capital region; view menus here
BATON ROUGE - Dig Baton Rouge's summer Restaurant Week is taking place Monday through Friday. This year's event is the largest in history with over 50 restaurants participating. Restaurants will have prix-fixe menus for a set price. Most menus include a starter, entree, and dessert. "This week is always something...
LSU Football set to host visitors this weekend in yearly Bayou Splash event
The recruiting dead period officially ends this week on July 25th after beginning last month on June 25th. College Football teams across the country will host one final massive weekend of recruits prior to the start of Fall camps the following week. The LSU Football team is set to host a ton of recruits with the list of players still in progress at their yearly Bayou Splash Event.
Trying again: Board to meet Tuesday to find Baton Rouge schools leader as deadline looms
The president of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board on Monday called a series of meetings this week, starting with a special meeting Tuesday night, to try to jumpstart the stalled search for the next superintendent for the state's second largest, traditional school district and bring it to close as quickly as Wednesday night.
CRIME STOPPERS: Police attempt to ID suspect accused of domestic abuse
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is asking for the public’s helping locating a man accused of domestic abuse. According to police, Jeremy Devan Jackson, 37 is wanted on two counts of domestic abuse battery. One of those charges involves serous bodily injury, police said.
LSU cornerback charged by police for video voyeurism
An East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office spokesperson says that LSU Tigers cornerback Javien Toviano turned himself in to authorities Sunday after being accused of video voyeurism. Toviano, 19, is accused of recording himself having sex with a woman without her consent, according to the arrest warrant. The woman told...
Families of Louisiana Olympic stars reveal the drive that helped them get to Paris
Talent? Of course. Coaching? A necessity. Money? There’s real gold poured into those gold medals. But it’s much more than that. It’s dedication, sacrifice and an almost incomprehensible drive for a goal that most of us only see the results of every four years. Tricia Schwartz knows....
20-year-old Malayan tiger at Baton Rouge Zoo euthanized
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — An almost 21-year-old Malayan tiger at the BREC Baton Rouge Zoo was euthanized on July 15 after being treated for age-related illnesses. According to Madison Petty, a spokesperson for BREC, Intan was a Malayan tiger born on Dec. 23, 2003, at a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. He was brought to the Baton Rouge Zoo during the fall season of 2011 as a breeding recommendation and sired a litter of cubs in 2014.
Javien Toviano Arrested, Suspended Indefinitely
Over the weekend LSU sophomore cornerback Javien Toviano turned himself into authorities after being accused of video voyeurism. According to the arrest warrant filed by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Toviano, 19, is accused of filming sexual encounters with a woman without her consent. The woman told detectives that Toviano had recorded them previously and she did not want to be recorded.
Request to reconsider Trader Joe’s killer’s sentence denied
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - District Judge Brad Myers on Monday denied a request from prosecutors to reconsider an 18-month sentence in a high-profile Baton Rouge deadly shooting case. A jury convicted Jace Boyd of manslaughter for the 2020 shooting and killing of a panhandler named Danny Buckley outside of...
Person fatally shot in Baton Rouge on Sunday night, police say
A man was found dead of gunshot wounds inside a car Sunday night, Baton Rouge police said. Officers were called to the 2600 block of Cedar Avenue for reported gunfire and found Marvus Green, 32, dead in a car on the roadway, according to a news release. The shooting is...
Way-too-early 2025 LSU baseball lineup, starting rotation and bullpen projections
With the 2024 MLB draft in the rearview mirror, LSU baseball's roster is on the precipice of being set for the 2025 season. The Tigers had nine players drafted, not including four high school signees and one incoming transfer in Indiana State right-handed pitcher Luke Hayden. But this year's draft...
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