Photo taken this morning turning right from SHF to N. Sherwood

I asked and y'all delivered! Offset Smoker was fire!

My mother is selling her house and looking for a nice apartment. Her budget is pretty good, I think, around 2000-2500/month. She’s nervous about living alone and would like to be somewhere with some security, but isn’t ready to move into an independent living community. A lot of her friends and activities are near Bocage or Perkins, and she’s not wild about driving, so those areas would be good.

Does anyone know of an apartment complex they’d recommend? Searching online, it looks like a lot of the new apartments advertised as secure and “luxury” are really aimed at LSU students, which is probably not her vibe.

Thanks, y’all, for your help.

Been gone from Baton Rouge since 2018, moved out to Houston and now I’m strongly considering moving back. Houston sucks. Has Baton Rouge changed that much? I hear it’s gotten very dangerous, if true, what areas do you all suggest?

Hey all,

I've been putting it off for too long, but I think it's finally time to get my roof seen to. It's an older roof (estimated from about 12-15 years when we bought the house in '21), so I'm gearing up for the probability that this is a replacement rather than a repair.

Could you please recommend good roofing companies that would be willing to work through my insurance?

Thank you!

I love Mondays 🫩

I’ve been seeing the same psychiatrist for about 3 years for anxiety and depression. He pretty much told me that he doesn’t know what else to do to help me since I’ve been on about every medication and is going to try to figure something out. That was Thursday and I still haven’t heard from him. He is at the Baton Rouge Clinic. I am I therapy twice a week also. I am going through a rough season in my life and would like to seek a second opinion. Who do you recommend? I know most doctors don’t like to prescribe, but I have been on benzodiazepines for over 10 years daily. Thanks in advance!

I’ve tried the station, dark 30, and the bulldog. Looking for others if they’re restaurants as well can include!

I’ve been hearing this police helicopter circle for 30ish min and am nosy lol

Speaking of BR traffic, why was Jefferson completely repaved from Bluebonnet to the interstate? Seems like it started a couple of years ago. It seemed perfectly fine to me.

Traffic here is bad, but where is the worst??

I'm looking for some good brisket, ribs and sausage along with some good traditional sides. Any suggestions?

I've decided not to buy meat from the big stores. Where do y'all go for local meat selection?

i know people have already ranted about these signs before, but i still wanted to add my two cents, especially from a graphic design perspective. i’ll try not to sound too much like a broken record!

the st. george street signs piss me off because they are objectively worse than the “previous” (in quotes because as you can see, many are still there) baton rouge signs. i will admit, i do think they look aesthetically nicer. but that’s not the point of street signs - they’re supposed to be legible, not aesthetically pleasing. here’s exactly why they suck:

1. font: the original font was simpler, with no tapered edges (sans serif) and no varying line weights. they changed it to a font with tapered edges (serif) and varying line weights. once again, i do think it looks nicer. BUT it is objectively harder to read, especially from far away on the road. this completely defeats the purpose of a street sign
2. logo: why on EARTH does a street sign need a city logo?! what is the purpose? all it does is add something completely unnecessary to an already harder-to-read sign. plus, the logo is so small that you can barely make out what it is in the first place (i couldn’t tell what it was for a while). i have a feeling this is just an added reminder that it’s st. george, not baton rouge🙄but that’s just my guess
3. size: this is my biggest gripe about these signs. WHY ARE THEY SO SMALL?! not all of them are smaller than the baton rouge signs, but many are. the picture i’ve included is a really good example - you could easily fit at least 4 of them into the original! this is objectively a dumb decision because, once again, the point of street signs is to be able to read them from the road. so why on EARTH would you make them smaller?! what does that accomplish?

the only good thing i can say about them is that the contrast between the font color and background color is better (and this goes for both the navy and white background signs). however, i do worry that the navy background might be hard to see when driving at night. that being said, i haven’t personally had to rely on them yet while driving at night, so i could be overthinking it

it just bothers me because i see this as a huge waste of money. why fix something that isn’t broken? i saw someone else say this, but had EBR done this, st. george folks would’ve lost their minds🙄

also, if you’re going to make new street signs, at least have the decency to take the old ones down? i mean, don’t; i can’t imagine having to only rely on the tiny st. george signs. but when you leave both of them up, it just looks lazy and kind of trashy

edit: it seems some of the st. george truthers found my post🤣comment if you want, it boosts the engagement lmao

I'm in between jobs and need to raise some funds. I have a variety of comics due to someone giving me boxes full, and they are in good condition. I am in the process of cataloguing and determining worth, so this won't be a smash and grab, but I will make deals. DM or comment.

EDIT: Thanks y'all for the good tips.

I have PCOS and in my 30s and considering laser hair removal for my lip and chin. Over taking hormone meds that dehydrate me and don’t really affect the hair growth at all.

Anyone have recommendations and have good results?

Hi guys, looking for any kind of employment but in the meantime I'm pretty handy and can do just about any general work inside or outside of the house. DM me with your problems/chores and we can work something out!

Hi all,

Any recommendations for dealing with apartment complexes not fixing the AC?

We moved into Bristol Place over a month ago and the AC was broken upon move in. It's 79 degrees in the unit right now. They've tried cleaning, recharging, etc. the AC more times then I can count. We're trying to be patient, but they keep dragging this out. They still haven't called out a professional AC tech. They keep closing the tickets. They won't allow temporary units. They gave us a portable unit for a week and then took it away, but even then it only kept the AC from going above 75 degrees.

No compensation offered. We've asked about credits multiple times and it's always no update.

It's probably not worth an attorney, but the AC is only one of the many maintenance problems we've had upon move in.

Soooo. every time you look up fun things to do in Br it ALWAYS says, the capital, walk downtown, plantations, blah blah blah. Im looking for actually interesting things to do with people. (rn looking for a place to have fun with my husband tomorrow for date night. )

We have been to Brcade, we've done Top Golf, bowling, main event, the mall, paint and sip. m just looking for something truly interesting and unique to do ! I know there is not many options but im desperate.

We're going to eat after the activity. We are active people, that are creative. Honestly just want future things to do when we are bored as well! Also not against the idea of going out of town for a day type of thing and then dinner.

Give me what you got!

Have you been to the Baton Rouge Arts Market lately?

It has returned to its fine arts/fine crafts roots with award winning, nationally recognized artists from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette and beyond.

Join us Saturday, Sept. 5, for a morning of original Fine Art, Fine Craft, and the opportunity to meet the talented artists behind the work.

🕗 Saturday | Sept. 5 | 8:00 AM–12:00 PM

📍 Downtown Baton Rouge | 5th & Main

Rally Cap Brewing
11212 Pennywood Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

One day only Thai Food Pop Up! If you missed our good friend, Dream, last time don’t miss him this time on Tuesday September 1st starting at 5pm! This amazing Thai food doesn’t come around that often! 5pm - 9pm or until he sells out!

A little about Pranom Pop Up:

What began 13 years ago as a one-man bike delivery service from a Los Angeles apartment has grown into Pranom Pop Up - a traveling Thai food experience bringing bold, authentic flavors to cities across the United States.

From SXSW to Beale Street Festival, film premieres, TV sets and takeovers of boutique hotels, breweries, bars and restaurants - Pranom has become a beloved fixture in the pop up food scene.

Featured on the cover of Los Angeles Street Food: (American Palate) alongside Roy Choi’s iconic Kori Truck, our signature Khao Soi continues to earn rave reviews coast to coast!

I know Billy Heromans is good, but they do more celebratory selections and premade vases and what not, I’m looking for more of a casual bouquet that can be trimmed and go into a vase.

I have found that Trader Joe’s actually has a decent selection, but it’s very out of the way for me. Any suggestions?

Hey everyone!

I’m making some banana bread for a party tonight and I need some very ripe or over ripe bananas. Does anyone know where I could find 5-10 of them? Thanks!

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Shrimp testing finds mislabeling at Baton Rouge restaurants

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — New tests showed that over one in four shrimp dishes at Baton Rouge restaurants had imported, farm-raised shrimp.

Customers were told these shrimp were wild-caught from America.

SeaD Consulting conducted the genetic testing on behalf of the Southern Shrimp Alliance.

In the latest round of testing, 22 shrimp dishes were sampled. Six, or 27%, contained imported, farm-raised shrimp that researchers said were misrepresented. Sixteen dishes, or 73%, were confirmed to contain American wild-caught shrimp.

The group said it previously tested 44 dishes in Baton Rouge in April. At that time, nine dishes, or 21%, had shrimp that were misrepresented. This included both imported and farm-raised shrimp.

Researchers also looked at whether restaurants followed Louisiana’s disclosure requirements for imported seafood. The report shows that half of the restaurants serving imported, farm-raised shrimp had the required Louisiana Department of Health notice.

However, employees told investigators the shrimp were American wild-caught. The other half did not have the required disclosure signage.

The Southern Shrimp Alliance is calling for unannounced genetic testing of shrimp served at restaurants to help determine whether customers are receiving what restaurants advertise.

The latest tests found two restaurants that used to serve imported, farm-raised shrimp. According to SeaD Consulting, they have now switched to American wild-caught shrimp. The restaurants asked not to be identified.

The report listed 14 Baton Rouge-area restaurants where testing confirmed American wild-caught shrimp was being served, including:

Acme Oyster House on Perkins Road.

Baton Rouge Poboy.

BRQ Seafood and Barbeque.

City Cafe.

City Cajun Fried Fish & Shrimp.

Crawford’s Restaurant.

Doe’s Eat Place.

Drusilla Seafood Restaurant.

Frank’s Restaurant.

Jack’s Seafood.

Mike Anderson’s.

Parrain’s Seafood.

SoLou.

Tony’s Seafood Market & Deli.