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• Bakeries across Louisiana serve up king cake Play Video

  January 6, 2021 8:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Many Louisianians usher in the first month of the new year by enjoying a sweet pastry known as king cake. The celebratory delicacy first appears in bakery cases in January and can be found at the center of celebrations through early spring. While some associate... more »

• Ochsner creates an all natural, gluten-free King Cake Play Video

  January 2, 2020 11:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As Mardi Gras season approaches, a health and wellness organization wants to make sure that revelers with gluten intolerance and those who simply want to eat a bit healthier can still enjoy the beloved King Cake tradition with family and friends. Eat Fit King Cake, created... more »

• Rep. Garret Graves gives president king cake upon arrival in La. Monday Play Video

  January 14, 2019 5:20 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Baton Rouge-area congressman Rep. Garret Graves presented President Donald Trump with a king cake on the tarmac Monday as the president arrived for a speech before farmers attending a convention in Louisiana. President Trump spoke at the Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. Ahead of his... more »

• Sofia Vergara shares picture of king cake, says she's ready for Mardi Gras

  February 15, 2017 6:44 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – People are freaking out about a picture of a king cake on Instagram. The picture is of an ordinary cake from a popular bakery; one of thousands circulating around right now as Louisiana natives, their friends and visitors snap and share their favorite Carnival snack. But,... more »

• Car drives through building, couldn't wait for king cake Play Video

  January 14, 2016 4:22 PM

  GREENWELL SPRINGS - A bakery store customer's foot slip created a big hole in the side of a store Thursday. Owners of Another Piece of Cake Bakery joked on Facebook the customer really, really couldn't wait to get a king cake. No one was hurt when the car... more »

• Smoothie King: King Cake Smoothie Play Video

  January 8, 2016 5:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Katherine Leblanc from Smoothie King visited News 2 at 4 with a smoothie recipe that is designed specifically to capture the king cake flavor that is synonymous with Carnival season. The King Cake smoothie uses Smoothie King’s proprietary Gladiator Protein blend with frozen yogurt, almond milk,... more »

• You can Uber yourself a king cake Wednesday

  January 5, 2016 9:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The ride-sharing service Uber will deliver king cakes on Wednesday, the official start of Carnival. Uber announced app users can request the popular treat between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. People in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans can request the king cakes and drivers will... more »