Baton Rouge’s Wong family, owners of Boru Ramen and Sweet Society, are looking to open a new restaurant on Government Street next to La Carreta Mid City.
In 2018, state and local officials put most of Baton Rouge’s Government Street on a “road diet,” turning four lanes into three (including a turning lane) while adding bike lanes and medians and improving sidewalks.
Louisiana Department of Health Chief of Staff David Timoll plans to open The Jerk Pit, a Caribbean restaurant serving traditional Jamaican cuisine, in what was formerly a dentist’s office on South Foster Drive.
Fans of Baton Rouge Zydeco soon can shop downtown for t-shirts, jerseys and handpainted hockey pucks to show their team spirit, thanks to a partnership between the new hockey team and the gift shop Brass by Circa 1857.