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• Greater Baton Rouge State Fair returns

  October 26, 2017 6:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The 52 annual Greater Baton Rouge State Fair begins today. The fair will be eleven days of fun and family entertainment. Each day of the fair will feature Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show, Swifty Swine Pig Racing, Noah's Way Petting Zoo and more. On October 30 and... more »

• Greater Baton Rouge State Fair will not open Sunday

  October 31, 2015 10:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair will not open on its final day due to severe weather two weekends in a row. The Baton Rouge State Fair Foundation said that the severe weather Saturday will make it impossible to operate the fair in a safe manner... more »

• Officials hope weather will hold for the rest of the state fair

  October 27, 2015 5:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After a barrage of inclement weather, the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair reopened Wednesday evening. Due to recent heavy rainfall in East Baton Rouge Parish over the past few days, crews spent the day Tuesday preparing the grounds for fairgoers. The fair closed early Saturday as... more »