Sweet: At a news conference set for Thursday morning, Mayor Kip Holden will proclaim May 4 to be “Lemonade Day” in Baton Rouge as part of Lemonade Day Louisiana. The event encourages children to set up lemonade stands to learn about starting, owning and operating their own business. Young entrepreneurs are provided with free, detailed support materials to help them establish their lemonade stand on Lemonade Day. Louisiana participated in the nationwide event for the first time last year, with an estimated 10,000 kids throughout the state taking part. More details are available here.
On the big screen: The Louisiana International Film Festival has revealed the first two films that will be screened at its upcoming festival, April 18-21. They are: At Any Price, a drama starring Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron and Heather Graham; and West of Memphis, director Peter Jackson’s documentary examining the imprisonment of the West Memphis Three. LIFF’s inaugural event will be held in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. For more information, read the full story from 225 here.
Gone flat: The top-seeded Florida Gators (25-6) put the chomp on LSU this afternoon in the SEC Tournament, beating the Tigers 80-58 in Nashville. Ninth-seeded LSU (19-12) tried to keep up with the rested Gators, who were playing in their first game of the tournament, but looked a step slow, with too many shots just short, one day after beating Georgia to advance. Florida dominated LSU with a 47-27 edge on rebounds, and easily outshot the Tigers. A complete recap can be found in the full story here.
