Star-Spangled Celebration Downtown by Christina Zito

Bring your friends Downtown to enjoy the Red Stick’s Annual 4th of July Celebration! You’ll dance the day away to live music and eat your weight in Louisiana cuisine!
Start the day off by touring the USS KIDD from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The vessel and the Veterans Memorial Museum are exciting historical venues that [...]

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Baton Rouge is a HOT spot, and not just because of the temperature!

Baton Rouge is beating the heat with cool summer concerts, food and festivals. Lately, the most popular question at our front desk is “What should we do in Baton Rouge to cool down from the heat?” Residents of the Red Stick offered the following suggestions:
Marybeth W. – Snowballs at “The Sneaux Shack” off Jefferson Highway [...]

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“LSU RURAL LIFE MUSEUM and WINDRUSH GARDENS”

“LSU RURAL LIFE MUSEUM and WINDRUSH GARDENS”
The LSU Rural Life Museum is located on approximately 450 acres of green space in the middle of Baton Rouge. Visitors to the site will experience the architecture, culture, and artifacts from the 19th to early 20th century working class peoples of rural Louisiana. The Museum includes more than [...]

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Baton Rouge set to Groove for Blues Festival

BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL READY TO GROOVE IN REPENTANCE PARK
Renowned Blues Artists Take the Stage in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, LA – The Annual Baton Rouge Blues Festival returns to entertain blues fans from around the world April 24, 2010 at Repentance Park in Baton Rouge. The 2010 festival boasts an impressive lineup of Blues legends [...]

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Featured Attraction Tuesday: “Baton Rouge Zoo”! by Mary Woods.

Baton Rouge Zoo
“There’s always something new at your Zoo.” When we usually coin this popular phrase, we’re often referring to a new birth or new animal at the Zoo; however, with the recent renovation and addition of BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo’s Conservation Plaza and the upcoming construction of a new Asian experience, ‘Realm of the [...]

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Atchafalya Basin Trip by Theresa Overby

…I was happy to share an outdoor office with reptiles.

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