Good morning, Baton Rouge.

LSU is holding Spooky Super Science Saturday today on campus, offering family-friendly experiments and demonstrations (free), Dr. Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy said.

Hundreds of families gathered Friday evening at Baton Rouge Police Headquarters on Airline Highway for Boo with the Blue, where kids collected candy and walked a haunted house while officers shared Halloween safety tips.

Official trick-or-treating hours in East Baton Rouge Parish will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. today.

New Roads is using new ride operator Mitchell Brothers for this year's Harvest Festival, and State Fire Marshal inspectors cleared all ten rides after more than two dozen certified deputies checked equipment; organizers will use a different Ferris wheel (Luna-Park) instead of last year's (Expo Wheel).

Caballero Casting is seeking men and women of diverse backgrounds to be paid LSU tailgate extras for a commercial filming on Nov.

6 (6 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Nov. 7 (6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) near the stadium; pay is $466.60 and applicants must email photos and availability.

Several new eateries opened across Baton Rouge this month, including Prince St. Pizza on Siegen, Mudan Modern Asian on Perkins, and The Historic Highland Road Grill on Highland; dessert shop Bonjour opened in Gonzales and Dogtopia opens in Prairieville today (Oct.

31).

Party Time on Bluebonnet Boulevard is stocked with adult and child costumes, apparel, and party decorations for last-minute Halloween shoppers + the store is open today for purchases.

The 16th annual Fifolet Halloween Parade rolled through downtown Friday evening with its first-ever nighttime route along North Boulevard, featuring floats, spooky performances and treats under the “Unsweet 16” theme.

The nonprofit 10/31 Consortium will host the Fifolet Costume Ball tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the Lod Cook LSU Alumni Center.

Beth Courtney, who led Louisiana Public Broadcasting for nearly four decades, has died, LPB president and CEO Clarence Copeland announced Friday, saying she helped build the statewide network and left a lasting legacy in educational programming, public affairs and documentaries.

More than $521,000 has been spent so far in seven East Baton Rouge Parish School Board races ahead of Tuesday's ballot, with outside groups outspending the 19 candidates about $7 to $3; four races could go to runoffs on Dec.

12 if no one wins a majority.

Louisiana is the only state reporting "High" flu activity on the CDC map this week, driven by rising emergency-department visits and higher test positivity across the state, and health officials are urging everyone 6 months and older to get a flu shot soon since it takes about two weeks for protection to peak.

Baton Rouge General dressed its Level III NICU babies in Halloween costumes on Friday, Oct.

30, allowing families and care teams to celebrate and capture photos of premature and medically fragile newborns.

Busy Bodies is a local seniors fitness program that meets (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) to build strength, balance, and flexibility through chair exercises, weights, and resistance bands, and it also offers regular social time for participants.