Our discussion of New Orleans nicknames brought a comment from historical researcher Barry Popik, of Goshen, New York.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Paranoia and delusional behaviors oftentimes develop in people with Alzheimer's disease or other causes of dementia. It takes a measure of understanding of these behaviors to know how to effectively respond and how to continually cope with this conduct.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Taylor Swift’s “Reputation” stadium tour does not skimp on spectacle.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
When Cancer Services merged with Mary Bird Perkins — Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center earlier this year, it created a fundraising quandary. Each was well-known for two of the city’s longest-running culinary events — Capital Chefs Showcase and Th…
A quarter of a century ago, deeply in love but without much money, my wife and I took a delayed honeymoon in Charleston, South Carolina. We went in August, which was cheaper because fewer tourists want to go there when the city is hot. Having grow…
This year's Women's Week opens Friday, Oct. 5, with a luncheon featuring author Tosha Smith-Mills.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Put on your Beatlemania garb and head to the Manship Theatre on Sept. 28 where Of Moving Colors will be celebrating the Fab Four in dance.
Southern University is celebrating the 10th year of its annual Homecoming Art Exhibition with its biggest number yet of art and a digital catalog.
LSU Theatre will open its 2018-19 lab season with Wil Eno's "Wakey, Wakey," on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the Studio Theatre in the LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Baton Rouge’s Tin Roof Brewing has earned a first for the state of Louisiana at the country's largest beer festival. The brewery won a gold medal on Saturday at the Great American Beer Festival for its Voodoo Pale Ale, beating out 131 entries in t…
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The Louisiana Sinfonietta, in conjunction with the LSU Composers Forum, will present the concert, "Classical Music Rocks," at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in the LSU School of Music Recital Hall, Dalrymple Drive.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Louisiana State Archives, 3851 Essen Lane, is showing “The World Remembers,” an exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, through Dec. 28. Admission is free. (225) 922-1000.
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I place my gloved hands firmly on the bar. I make sure I’ve got a good grip — hands not too far apart and not too close. I plant my feet on either side of the bench and I dig in. Breathe, I tell myself, remember to breathe.
Friday, September 21, 2018
The Rev. Jerome N. Terry doesn't take the scriptures for granted.
The mission of Elevate Church of Baton Rouge is in its name.
Deadline for religion bulletins is noon Monday. Email religion@theadvocate.com.
The Fiery Crab, a Lafayette seafood restaurant, has signed a lease for the old Macaroni Grill/Pelican House building near the intersection of Interstate 10 and College Drive.
It might be easy to think Jaguar’s new electric car is in made in the same mold as other all-electric vehicles, but don’t make that mistake. While some electric vehicles focus on conserving energy, the 2019 Jaguar I-Pace focuses on unleashing it.
A new wingery and wine bar called Just Wingin It is opening on Old Jefferson Highway in south Baton Rouge Sept. 24.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
A leading addiction medicine expert says doctors are still prescribing too many opioids, and that those in the medical community should taper down doses and create “deprescribing clinics.”
When Greg and Katie Bodin learned twins were on the way, their Garden District home suddenly became too small.
The LSU Hilltop Arboretum is holding its 35th annual PlantFest on Oct. 6-7, but you won't want to miss what's happening the weekend before either.
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre will conduct its annual children's and company auditions Saturday and Sunday for "The Nutcracker — A Tale from the Bayou."
Ronnie Plauché, of Morganza, shares his story of men's neckties, a current column topic:
Got antiques? "American Pickers" wants to know about them.
James Whitaker's primary workplace is the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in southwest Louisiana. However, August found him a bit north of there.
BAND NAME OF THE WEEK: Sledgehammer
Punk rock and comedy have more in common than you think.
The 10-year-old hero at the center of the film "The House With a Clock in Its Walls" likes to look up words in the dictionary, like "foreboding" and "indomitable." He might want to be familiar with the term "execrable" — that's a good one for this movie.
At Kalurah St. Grill, under the Perkins Road overpass, Executive Chef Kelley McCann and his team are serving up one of Baton Rouge’s best dining experiences.
Country music’s latest luminary hasn’t forgotten his roots in north Louisiana.
If Lucia Micarelli followed the conventional path for classical music virtuosos, she’d be playing violin concertos in the world’s great concert halls. The strict musical regimen she experienced until she was 17 dictated that would be her fate.
Never afraid to go deep for a song, Mary Gauthier tackles tough subjects with searing honesty. A former Baton Rougean, Gauthier co-wrote the songs on her latest album, “Rifles & Rosary Beads,” with military veterans and their spouses.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
A highlight of Baton Rouge's food scene is the number of high-quality Greek and Lebanese restaurants. There are several local chains with a number of locations, meaning that a gyro or chicken shawarma salad is never that far away.
I am still gobbling up as many peaches, pears and figs as I can before their sweet season ends.
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Do you find yourself often wondering what’s for dinner?
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Early bird tickets are available through Friday for Vaudeville Entertainment and Louisiana Culinary Institute's Halloween-themed "Dinner and a Show" on Oct. 24.
“The All-New Official SEC Tailgating Cookbook” by the Editors of Southern Living, Oxmoor House, $24.99, 272 pages, flexibound
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The Southern Food & Beverage Museum and The Museum of the American Cocktail: New Orleans Collection will participate in the Smithsonian magazine's annual Museum Day Live! from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
