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12/6/2023
Drought, cold weather raising price for crawfish
Posted 6:16 PM 12/6/2023 by Abigail Whitam
BATON ROUGE - Due to the lack of rain and colder weather moving in, crawfish companies are facing hardships. As of December, prices are around $11 per pound.
Even with a chill in the air, Baton Rouge residents stand in line outside of Vietnamese Cajun seafood joint B&T to (More)
12/5/2023
Central Intermediate school is getting a new playground
Posted 5:20 PM 12/5/2023 by Abigail Whitam
BATON ROUGE - Central community members held a groundbreaking event on Tuesday for a new playground at Central Intermediate school.
The playground is being named after Taylor Conrad, a fallen Marine who died in a helicopter crash near El Centro, California, while on duty in 2018. Conrad (More)
11/30/2023
Pennington receives nearly $14 million to study childhood obesity in rural and minority areas
Posted 1:47 PM 11/30/2023 by WBRZ STAFF
BATON ROUGE - The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has awarded Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center $13.8 million for five years of research.
The study aims to find the ideal “dose” of behavior interventions to treat (More)
11/28/2023
Southeast Community Health Systems' Women's Clinic
Posted 8:16 AM 11/29/2023 by WBRZ STAFF
BATON ROUGE - Stay healthy this holiday season at Southeast Community Health Systems’ Women’s Clinic’s vaccination and screening event.
Participants can earn up to $150 in incentives. For each COVID-19 and flu vaccine administered, participants will receive a $50 gift (More)
11/17/2023
Baton Rouge General lights up the holidays starting Saturday
Posted 7:52 PM 11/17/2023 by WBRZ STAFF
BATON ROUGE - A local tradition is set to reignite Saturday when Baton Rouge General transforms its front lawn into a huge light display complete with singing and synchronized music.
Baton Rouge General is also bringing back its walk-through display including singing trees, the mega-tree (More)
