Soul Diva

Grammy winner and five-time Tony award winner Audra McDonald will perform at 7 p.m. Friday with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra at the River Center (

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Music

What Families Are Spending on Prom Night

DATE: April 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: News

On the agenda for Earth Day

Immerse yourself in sustainability this weekend at the Louisiana Earth Day celebration. In downtown Baton Rouge, the fun starts Sunday at noon. Events include performances by the Mulligan Brothers, Wayne Toups and Royal Southern...

DATE: April 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: (AR) Lagniappe

Pretty in Pink Valentine’s Day prom

Short of plans on Valentine's Day? Why not spend the evening with Blane, Duckie and Andie at the Manship Theatre? Watch the classic John Hughes tale of a not-so-popular girl and the boy of her dreams, then party down at the prom-themed afterparty,...

DATE: February 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Events

Stars are born

When I was a teenager, prom night culminated in a tradition called “Grand March,” where high school juniors and seniors would strut down a catwalk under the watchful eyes and the “oohs” and “ahs” of the entire...

DATE: November 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: News (225)

Extinct, but not forgotten

Like other homegrown Baton Rougeans, Chef Sammy Chenevert can recite an oft-repeated list of extinct local restaurants and their memorable contributions to regional dining.

DATE: October 31, 2012 | CATEGORY: News (225)

Gone but not forgotten

See a selection of some of the icons that have closed their doors

DATE: September 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue

Du Jour: Mike Anderson Jr. and Dustin Loveless, Mike Anderson's Seafood

This spring, prom-goers, graduates and scads of LSU baseballs fans will pour into Mike Anderson’s Seafood (Map it!), which re-opened in late March after a fire in December. The restaurant was founded more than 30 years ago as a small café and...

DATE: April 26, 2012 | CATEGORY: 225 Dine

Du Jour: Mike Anderson, Jr. and Dustin Loveless, Mike Anderson's Seafood

This spring, prom-goers, graduates and scads of LSU baseballs fans will pour into Mike Anderson's Seafood, which opened in late March after a fire in December.

DATE: April 26, 2012 | CATEGORY: (Dine) My Obsession

News roundup: Cinderella Project partners with local bank to collect dresses, gowns … Bill would increase salaries for La. judges

Banking on donations: If you've got an old prom dress or wedding gown that you don't have any use for, The Cinderella Project—which has distributed about 3,600 prom dresses to students at 84 high schools in 18 parishes across...

DATE: March 01, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report