Three years of restaurant openings, mapped
A new restaurant is more than a menu. It's a signed lease, a construction loan, and a bet on a neighborhood. We tracked where those bets are being placed.
Get Out
The drink menu is having a moment
High margins drive restaurants to concoct weird drinks. The soda at McDonald's is divine.
Creative destruction on the cocktail menu
A viral frozen drink has landed in Baton Rouge, swirling tequila, lime and ice cream into something dangerously easy to love.
Comfort food, Perkins Road style
Southdowns Grille opens where the Lounge left off—different vibe, same neighborhood instinct.
Sea Spectacle
America's 250th birthday celebration sets sail for New Orleans, where history and tall ships converge on the Mississippi.
World Cup: A road trip wrapped in a riddle
Possible team to see in World Cup matches within driving distance
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | May 11–17
Why it matters: Hot Art Cool Nights takes over Mid City on Friday, Tommy Prine brings his biggest Baton Rouge stage yet on Saturday and the week opens with a civic celebration of Louisiana's arts community at the Capitol.
🗓️ Monday, May 11
🎨 Arts Day at the Capitol—10