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Baton Rouge Gallery partners with BTR to showcase local artists’ works at airport

Baton Rouge Gallery and the Baton Rouge Metro Airport are teaming up on a partnership that will showcase work from local artists in the airport.

Get a sneak peek inside Proverbial Wine Bistro at Long Farm Village

City Group Hospitality is opening its latest concept next week in Long Farm Village. Proverbial Wine Bistro is about thoughtful pairings of food with not just wine, but craft beer and detailed cocktails as well, says City Group Hospitality managing partner Stephen Hightower.

Two years after forming committee, Baton Rouge still lacks short-term rental ordinance

Efforts to draft a new ordinance governing short-term rentals in Baton Rouge are moving forward but at something of a snail’s pace.

Global investment firm buys Homewood Suites on Corporate

Global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Company bought The Homewood Suites by Hilton at the corner of Corporate Boulevard and CitiPlace Court for $12.9 million on Wednesday.

Courtyard Marriott on South Acadian Thruway sold to New York company

The Courtyard Marriott at 2421 S. Acadian Thruway was sold to a New York-based real estate investment trust for $2 million on Wednesday.

Baton Rouge hotels reopening to public, may have rooms for Auburn game

Hotels in Baton Rouge have been booked with evacuees and emergency personnel for weeks following Hurricane Ida, but some are starting to open to the public again.

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Chef Chris Motto joins team reopening Juban’s

Making Raving Fans Hospitality Group has hired chef Chris Motto as chef de cuisine for Juban’s Creole Restaurant, which closed during the pandemic but is set to reopen with a new, reimagined concept in late 2021 or early 2022.

VBR surveying to assess Baton Rouge as tourist destination

Visit Baton Rouge is planning to send an 80-question survey to about 3,000 people in January to evaluate Baton Rouge as a visitor destination.

With no room at the inn, Central Michigan team to fly in Saturday for LSU game

The LSU Tigers’ opponent for Saturday’s game planned to arrive in Baton Rouge on Friday, but the Central Michigan University football team couldn’t find anywhere to stay, WAFB-TV reports.

Proposed RV park at L’Auberge will include 200 sites, lazy river, pools

The New Orleans developer planning to partner with L’Auberge on the development of an RV park on the casino grounds is sharing details of his plans.