Good morning, Baton Rouge.

Today, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank joins with the Three O’Clock Project to open a community kitchen (designed to fight hunger) for local residents.

CC’s Coffee House has opened its first drive-through only location today in Gonzales at 319 West Highway 30 & in front of Alexander’s Heritage Market.

The 800sqft store aims to boost sales by focusing on drive-through service.

Live After Five returns to downtown Baton Rouge in September with six free family-friendly music shows at Rhorer Plaza from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. each Friday—starting with The Chris LeBlanc Band on Sept.

18 and concluding with Rouge Krewe on Oct. 30.

BR Zoo will host The Wild Pour event at the zoo, where guests will enjoy signature beverage stations, food samplings, live entertainment & animal encounters.

The event will give community members a lively outing to share.

LSU students from Manship School’s Statehouse Bureau work at the Capitol by interviewing legislators and writing reports that are published in over 100 outlets.

The program gives them practical experience and now pays students at seven local universities to cover community news.

Over 3,000 Livingston Parish students started the 2026-27 school year with supplies provided by the 26th annual Assess the Need campaign.

Assessor Jeff Taylor led over 100 volunteers to collect and distribute donations, and contributions are accepted via Venmo (Assess-The-Need-1) or at the Assessor's office.

Councilman Darryl Hurst presented renderings for a $20 million project (Revive Plank Road) that will improve intersections and facades on Plank Road between Evangeline and Airline Highway.

The Metro Council approved the plan last week and it will be funded by a two-penny sales tax over ten years.

Louisiana Works launches its statewide roadshow (Louisiana At Work: Building a Modern Workforce Statewide) to gather regional input for a modern workforce system starting Aug.

26 in Shreveport and Monroe. Additional sessions will be held in New Orleans, Capital, and other regions through October.

Law enforcement agencies have banned drones over Tiger Stadium during all LSU home games this season (the rule starts one hour before kickoff and lasts until one hour after the game ends) under federal and state law.

At Pointe-Marie along River Road, Phase III of Village Estates District is pre-selling with 59 larger homes, three ponds and new green spaces as construction is set to finish by the end of the year.

The 120-acre development offers varied housing and community amenities designed with small-town charm.

ZHS cross-country coach Julie Fink has high hopes for the season starting Aug.

29 at Highland Road Park, with races including the Battle for New Orleans on Sept. 3 and a Stampede (at Port Hudson) on Oct. 17, while Hall of Fame nominations close Aug. 24.