Sports & Entertainment

Firehaus, Mid City’s new lounge featuring a rooftop bar, food truck venue and coworking space across Government Street from Electric Depot, held a soft opening last month. 

LSU football coach Brian Kelly is the third-highest paid coach in the Southeastern Conference behind Alabama’s Nick Saban and Georgia’s Kirby Smart, USA Today Network reports.

When Baton Rouge writer-director Richie Adams arrived at the Isle of Lewis off the coast of Scotland in 2020 to begin pre-production for The Road Dance, his new film premiering locally next month, it seemed he had won the weather lottery. 

Two former LSU coaches are furthering their impact on Baton Rouge athletics through new...

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. 

More than 150 million sports bets were placed in Louisiana during August, bringing in more than $2.1 million in tax revenue and even more for the sportsbooks across the state. 

The Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation has partnered with the Aspen Institute to expand access to recreational activities for children in East Baton Rouge Parish. 

Just a few months after they were photographed for the magazine’s annual swimsuit edition, LSU athletes Olivia Dunne and Angel Reese grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s October issue diving into how athletes are profiting off their name, image and likeness. 

The LSU Board of Supervisors is set to take up a $3.5 billion spending plan that reflects increased state support for the university system. 

Kim Mulkey’s new contract will make the LSU coach the highest paid women’s basketball coach in the country, USA Today Network reports.