Baton Rouge’s annual Festival of Lights returns to downtown this evening with a wide range of activities, art merchants, local food vendors, live music and more.
As Best of 225 This Week reports, the attractions and activities you can expect to see at this year’s celebration include a “star canopy” hanging from the live oak trees; snow village at the River Center Plaza; children’s ornament-crafting station set in Biblical Bethlehem; meet and greet with Santa at the Old State Capitol; exploration of holiday music at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum; and the Reindeer Run 5K presented by Forum 35.
The free festival kicks off at 5 p.m. at North Boulevard Town Square.
Meanwhile, as Best of 225 This Week details in the latest Tiger Pride podcast, there’s a lot to unpack from LSU’s heartbreaking defeat to Texas A&M on Saturday, including the controversial calls, the multiple chances the Tigers had to win on the field and which bowl game they may end up playing in.
Tiger Pride co-hosts Mark Clements and Jerit Roser also compare the Saints’ loss in the Minnesota Miracle to LSU’s defeat Saturday and discuss which game hurts the most.
Read the full podcast recap here, and keep up to date with events happening in the Capital Region, new podcast episodes and more each week by signing up for the free Best of 225 This Week e-newsletter.
