Baton Rouge Influencer + TH!NK P!NK Women's Day Collab
SAN FRANCISCO (press release) — Janie and Jack, the children’s fashion house, introduces TH!NK P!NK, a limited-edition capsule created in collaboration with fashionable moms…
News from Around the State
Who's Competing at the 2026 Louisiana Food & Wine Festival?
LAKE CHARLES – The 2026 Louisiana Food & Wine Festival, hosted by Visit Lake Charles, takes place March 12 – 15 in Lake Charles. The four-day event schedule offers a range of tastings, live cooking expositions, music and more. Additionally, the festival…
Tulane's Fifth Annual New Orleans Book Festival
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Fifth Annual New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns March 12-15 with four days of free public programming. Tulane welcomes readers from across the country. The festival will feature more than 100 sessions and over 250 authors, artists and…
Lively Phantom Haunts the Saenger Theatre
An excited crowd of theater-going denizens stormed the Saenger Theatre for the opening night of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Phantom of the Opera," many returning to experience the internationally renowned 19th-century paranormal love triangle. Lines to enter the show were exceptionally…
Gov. Jeff Landry Will Present The Distinguished Flying Cross
BATON ROUGE (press release) — Governor Jeff Landry will present the Distinguished Flying Cross to Technical Sergeant Adam Brister, a former member of the Alaska Air National Guard, during a ceremony at the Louisiana House Chamber on March 9 at…
2025 LWF Conservation Achievement Award Winners Announced
BATON ROUGE (press release) – The Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) announced the recipients of the 60th Annual LWF Conservation Achievement Awards, honoring individuals and organizations whose work in 2025 significantly advanced conservation and environmental stewardship across the state. Established in…
Rain Will Bring Flowers: LA Non-Profit Event With Celebrity Support
BATON ROUGE – The Rain Will Bring Flowers Foundation welcomed approximately 3,100 attendees to its third annual Planting Seeds of Hope awareness event on Feb. 24 at the LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Rain Will Bring Flowers Foundation is a…
$15 Off Louisiana Food & Wine Festival Tickets + Event Schedule
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – The Louisiana Food & Wine Festival, hosted by Visit Lake Charles, takes place March 12 - 15 in Lake Charles. SOWELA Technical Community College and The Imperial Calcasieu Museum are official charity partners, with…
Did Mardi Gras 2026 Have More Visitors than 2025?
NEW ORLEANS – "Mardi Gras 2026 was a resounding success, marked by huge joyful crowds, beautiful weather and strong regional visitation, as well as guests from around the nation and the world," said New Orleans & Company CEO and President…
Upcoming March Events in Ruston
RUSTON, La – The official start to spring aligns with the spring equinox, which falls on March 20 this year. However, according to the BBC, there is a "meteorological spring," which, in the weather world, is considered March 1. Regardless…
Brenna Huckaby Will Represent Baton Rouge in 2026 Paralympics
Brenna Huckaby, a three-time gold medalist, will represent her hometown of Baton Rouge in the upcoming 2026 Winter Paralympics on the USA Snowboarding Team. Coinciding with the 2026 Winter Olympics, this year's Winter Paralympics takes place in Milano Cortina, Italy,…
Broadway's "The Lion King" Will Return to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, La (press release) – Disney’s "The Lion King" will return to New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre for the first time since Nov. 2022. This three-week return engagement at the Saenger begins Wednesday, Oct. 21, and plays through…
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