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The Red Stick Farmers Market is a staple in the Baton Rouge community and supports local farmers and artisans as well as the people who shop at the market. Darlene Adams Rowland has taken over as executive director of BREADA, the Big River Economic and Agricultural Development Alliance, after working for the organization for 13 years. The farmers market is all about supporting and bringing the community together. That is why the market is made up of all local vendors that BREADA has visited. BREADA is the non-profit organization that puts on the Red Stick Farmers Market. Vendors at the market...

The Back Nine comes at you while gearing up for a busy weekend that includes a little bit of everything including the most overwhelming game in any sport – Puppy Bowl XVII. 10. Now that both Signing Days are over and the second one that used to be a national holiday is now relegated to meh status, everyone can look at the rosters of their teams and forget about how they were ranked. That Nick Saban brought in the best class ever is simply opinion and conjecture, but the one thing that strikes fear into the heart of all of college football is that if he thinks they were worthy and he is goin...

Finalists for BREW High-Stakes Pitch Competition Selected 01/08/2021 BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Three companies have been selected as finalists for the BREW 10 High-Stakes Pitch Competition, which is offering a $50,000 investment prize to the winning company at a hybrid virtual and in-person pitch event on Thursday, Jan. 21. The finalist companies are Omnidek, BioCAID, and Relief Telemed. Each of the three companies was selected after an initial pool of 57 total applicants was narrowed to nine semi-finalists by a team of judges with extensive knowledge and experience in identifying i...

They have these high water vehicles. when i look at that, i'm glad they're here. i spoke to one woman who told me she had five feet of water in her home in 2016 during this storm in that area of dunham springs. >> right. >> reporter: is that an area of concern for you? >> certainly people are concerned about flooding. i will tell you firsthand that in 2016 my home flooded. i did not have as much as the lady in dunham springs. but i had enough that kept me out of my house for over a year. and so as a result of 2016, i believe our people are smarter, that we are being more proactive. we are prep...

Guys have been out. they're just trying to get a handle on all of this. they have been looking at the drainage systems, because they're worried that the water isn't going to be able to get out of the area, the water that does drop on this area of baton rouge, they're worried because the gulf is pushing the water this way, the water here is just going to sit and settle and flood these areas. so luckily the national guard is here. they have high water vehicles, which can get through high water and be able to rescue folks. they're also doing security in the area, so they're keeping an eye on thin...