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Congratulations to The Advocate for Winning their First Pulitzer Prize!
DIG would like to congratulate The Advocate for winning their first Pulitzer Prize for local reporting! Beginning on April 1, 2018, with the publishing of their article, “Tilting the Scales” the Advocate dove deep into...
Urban Congress Charts A Path For Progress At Annual Convening
The Urban Congress on African American Males, a strategic initiative of Baton Rouge nonprofit, MetroMorphosis, hosted its fourth annual General Convening, on Saturday April 13th at the McKinley Alumni Center. The theme...
LOCAL LIVE: A Week of Songwriters and a Hip Hop Showcase
We hope you had as much fun as we did at the 2019 Baton Rouge Blues Festival! With such a tremendous turnout, we cannot wait to see what else is in store for the community of Baton Rouge. With that said, we have some...
Cancer Center Hosts Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center honored those who generously give their time and talents, during its annual volunteer appreciation luncheon, at the Baton Rouge Country Club Thursday, on April 4. The prestigious Anna...
Red Stick Social Officially Opens!
Red Stick Social, Baton Rouge’s newest premier entertainment complex housed in the old Baton Rouge Electric Company/Entergy power plant campus, has officially opened to the public since 10 a.m. today. The 103-year-old...
Madeline PillerICYMI LSU: A Viral Take on our Nation’s Anthem, and Southern Baseball Shows its Strengths Against LSU
Diversify Your DegreeComing next fall, LSU will be offering a new online-only Digital Studies minor. It comes to students as the needs of today’s job market shift, granting students with an added technology capability...
Betsy Wallbillich#Calendar
apr 14, 2019 - apr 20, 2019
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+ Food & Drink
Come Shuck it Up at the Baton Rouge Oyster Fest 2019. Shucking Preliminaries
Greetings, all Baton Rouge seafood and oyster lovers! Seafood season could not have come any faster this year, and it goes without saying, we’ve probably eaten our body weight in it already. It can also be said...
Hayride Scandal’s New Government Street Concept
This week, the Hayride Scandal team announced the concept for their newly acquired spot on Government Street. The new spot, Pelican to Mars, will be a more casual space but remain true to Hayride’s love for historical...
Become the Hero (or Villain) You Wish to Be at the 2019 Heroes and Villains Pub Crawl!
Ever wanted to dress up like your favorite Superhero or Villain, only to find out it’s not Halloween just yet? We have a day for you to do just that – so you don’t look like a crazy person that escaped...
Gilla Brewing Stole the Show at Zapp’s International Beerfest
Gilla Brewing – one of the new area breweries planning to open in Gonzales in 2019 – was the shining star at Zapp’s International Beerfest this year. While attendees always flock to the home brew tents to...
+Sports & Fitness
Red Stick Roller Derby Going Strong as it Enters 11th Season
That’s right roller derby fans, it’s almost that time! The Red Stick Roller Derby is entering it’s 11th Season, and they are ready to deliver some high stakes action for you all! View this post on...
ICYMI LSU: Progress Made in Search of New VP of Student Affairs, plus Saying Goodbye and Goodluck to Naz Reid
Give ‘Em the Old Razzle DazzleIf you’re looking for some great art then you need to look no further than the Student Union’s latest art show. Showing now until May 17, the 2019 LSU Faculty & Staff Art show will be...
Dick Vitale Defends LSU Comments on Off the Bench
ESPN’s energetic and beloved college basketball commentator, Dick Vitale, faced the heat as he joined the second hour of Jordy Culotta’s and T-Bob Hebert’s Off the Bench this morning. Vitale has been a...
