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On March 19, Catholics around the world will celebrate The Feast of St. Joseph. This lesser-known holiday dates back to ...
03/07/2025

On March 19, Catholics around the world will celebrate The Feast of St. Joseph. This lesser-known holiday dates back to the Middle Ages during a famine in Sicily. 🥖 🍋

Here are some favorite Sicilian-inspired recipes with a south Louisiana twist that are typically offered for this Lenten feast.

This article was originally published in the March 2024 issue of 225 Magazine. This month, on March 19, Catholics around the world will celebrate The Feast of St. Joseph. This lesser-known holiday dates back to the Middle Ages during a famine in Sicily. The faithful Catholic Sicilians prayed to Ital...

Who makes Baton Rouge’s Best Pizza? And what’s the Best Family-friendly Attraction? 🍕🗳️We’re letting you decide. Vote fo...
03/07/2025

Who makes Baton Rouge’s Best Pizza? And what’s the Best Family-friendly Attraction? 🍕🗳️

We’re letting you decide. Vote for this year’s Best of 225 Awards here:

Best of 225 is turning 20 in 2025! And we’re letting you decide which local businesses will receive awards in our anniversary edition of Best of 225. Vote for your local favorites here. Your write-in submissions from December and January determined the nominees in 70-plus categories, including Bes...

This hearty soup recipe can easily be doubled or tripled, making it great for a group or post-parade party. 🥔🍀
03/06/2025

This hearty soup recipe can easily be doubled or tripled, making it great for a group or post-parade party. 🥔🍀

This hearty soup recipe is an updated version of my Traditional Irish Potato Soup recipe, and it can be doubled or tripled, making it great for a group. When serving this soup, I like to offer toppings like green onions, cheddar cheese, crumbled cooked sausage and bacon to help make the dish even mo...

Mardi Gras may be over—but there's one more parade this weekend: 🏃🏻‍♀️🪨🐿️Saturday, March 8: 4th Annual Redz River Run 5K...
03/06/2025

Mardi Gras may be over—but there's one more parade this weekend: 🏃🏻‍♀️🪨🐿️

Saturday, March 8: 4th Annual Redz River Run 5K and 10K on the Southern University campus
Saturday, March 8: Rockin’ at the Swamp at the BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center
Sunday, March 9: Attend the rescheduled Mid City Gras on North Boulevard

Get your steps in Saturday Burn some calories and get your heart pumping in the 4th Annual Redz River Run 5K and 10K Race/Walk this Saturday, March 8, on the Southern University campus. This event is hosted by the Baton Rouge Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. It benefits the....

Outdoor enthusiasts have a new recreational spot to visit this spring, now that BREC's Frenchtown Conservation Area's ne...
03/06/2025

Outdoor enthusiasts have a new recreational spot to visit this spring, now that BREC's Frenchtown Conservation Area's new Nature Station is finally opening. 🌳🏃

Outdoor enthusiasts have a new recreational spot to visit this spring, now that BREC’s Frenchtown Road Conservation Area‘s new Nature Station is finally opening. After a long delay, it’s offering limited hours as the park system finishes hiring the facility’s staff and puts the final tweaks ...

[Sponsored] This spring, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library invites the entire community to come together through its “...
03/06/2025

[Sponsored] This spring, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library invites the entire community to come together through its “One Book One Community” series, featuring the thought-provoking book "Season of Life" by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Marx.

Sponsored by East Baton Rouge Parish Library This spring, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library invites the entire community to come together through its “One Book One Community” series, featuring the thought-provoking book Season of Life by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Marx. The book, wh...

Lent is here, and you can bet Baton Rouge restaurants like Eliza Baton Rouge have been prepping for weeks. 🌊🐟
03/05/2025

Lent is here, and you can bet Baton Rouge restaurants like Eliza Baton Rouge have been prepping for weeks. 🌊🐟

This article was originally published in the March 2023 issue of 225. It has been updated. This time of year in Louisiana, it’s all about Lent. The religious tradition usually involves two routines: giving up a luxury and abstaining from meat. While some avoid meat on Fridays, others skip it the e...

Need some new stamps for your foodie passport? ✈️🌎The Capital Region has welcomed more than 35 globally inspired eaterie...
03/05/2025

Need some new stamps for your foodie passport? ✈️🌎

The Capital Region has welcomed more than 35 globally inspired eateries over the last decade.

Need some new stamps for your foodie passport? The Capital Region has welcomed more than 35 new globally inspired eateries over the last decade. Here’s a sampling of local dining destinations. La Salvadoreña Restaurant (2015) 3285 Nicholson Drive Load up on Salvadoran-style tamales and thick pupu...

For more than half a century, Murphy J. Foster Hall has served as the home of the LSU Museum of Natural Science, and for...
03/05/2025

For more than half a century, Murphy J. Foster Hall has served as the home of the LSU Museum of Natural Science, and for those lucky enough to peek beyond the double doors marked with a prominent “no public access” sign, the real marvel awaits. 🚪👀

—Reporting by InRegister Magazine

For more than half a century, Murphy J. Foster Hall has served as the home of the LSU Museum of Natural Science. The hidden gem features breathtaking displays of expertly preserved specimens that include Mike I, two polar bears, countless insects, impeccably detailed hand-painted dioramas and the mo...

Despite New Orleans’ and Acadiana’s unique traditions on Fat Tuesday, Baton Rouge’s Carnival celebrations are over by Ma...
03/04/2025

Despite New Orleans’ and Acadiana’s unique traditions on Fat Tuesday, Baton Rouge’s Carnival celebrations are over by Mardi Gras Day. Why? 🎭

This article was originally reported in February 2023 and March 2022. It has been updated to include information about the Krewe of Shenandoah’s launch in 2024. Despite New Orleans’ and Acadiana’s unique traditions on Fat Tuesday, Baton Rouge’s Carnival celebrations are over by Mardi Gras Da...

Southern Chicks Cafe & Daiquiris is opening a location in the former Opie’s Restaurant building on Florida Boulevard acr...
03/04/2025

Southern Chicks Cafe & Daiquiris is opening a location in the former Opie’s Restaurant building on Florida Boulevard across from the Bon Carré office park, according to signs outside the building. 🐓

—Reporting by Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

A New Roads-based fast-casual franchise known for its fried chicken, desserts and daiquiris will soon open its first Baton Rouge location. Southern Chicks Cafe & Daquiris is opening a location in the former Opie’s Restaurant building on Florida Boulevard across from the Bon Carré office park, acc...

The Capital City will host Louisiana’s first professional pickleball tournament, which is expected to bring in around $8...
03/03/2025

The Capital City will host Louisiana’s first professional pickleball tournament, which is expected to bring in around $800,000 worth of revenue for the area. 🥒🎾

— Reporting by Greater Baton Rouge Business Report

The Capital City will host Louisiana’s first professional pickleball tournament, which is expected to bring in around $800,000 worth of revenue for the area. The Professional Pickleball Association’s inaugural season of the PPA Tour Challenger Series Powered by JOOLA will be held at the Stacks P...

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These women are making a lasting impact as role models, mentors, advocates, and successful business leaders in our community. They are featured in the Inspire section of our February issue of 225. ✨ Sponsored by The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC & East Baton Rouge Parish Library 📸- Kim Meadowlark & Tahjah Harmony

During some of December’s darkest nights, residents of Ascension, St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes illuminate the night sky with towering bonfires along the Mississippi River Levee 🔥🎅🏼 The Festival of the Bonfires is held each year in the weeks before Christmas in Lutcher, Louisiana. It draws people from around southeast Louisiana for music, rides, and, of course, bonfires. In 225‘s latest episode of Between the Lines, we witnessed the energy of the festival’s opening night. Tap the link in bio to get a closer look at the fiery fest. #225batonrouge

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Calling Baton Rouge! Louisiana Lights is here! Explore dazzling garden rooms, shimmering tunnels & radiant holiday magic at Burden Museum & Gardens. 📆: 11/29-12/29 📍: Burden Museum & Gardens 🎟️: Get tickets NOW at https://lsuagcenterbg.ticketspice.com/louisiana-lights

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Give the gift of flavor this holiday season with a Pho Cafe gift card. 🍜 🎁 Buy $50 in gift cards and get an extra $10 free! Treat the pho lover in your life to a cozy meal they'll savor.

Hundreds of Baton Rougeans will flock to Elsie’s Plate & Pie this week to snatch up holiday desserts. The Mid City eatery pumps out pre-ordered pies in a variety of flavors for Turkey Day spreads. 🥧 ♥️ We’re taking a sneak peek at how it all comes together. Tap the link in bio to read more and to watch our latest YouTube video for all the behind-the-scenes, dessert-making action. #225batonrouge

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New issues of 225 are released 12 times per year, along with two annual 225 Extra publications, Spaces & Places (published each spring) and Menu Guide (released each fall). It is a free publication, available to all those in the 225 region.

Since its 2005 launch, the magazine’s mission has been to help Baton Rougeans explore, discover and connect on a deeper level with their community.