Get Ready for High-Flying Fun!

APRIL 2022

Stay the weekend for high-flying fun at Kite Fest Louisiane, April 30-May 1!

Bring the entire family and your lawn chairs, and enjoy a day of kite flying, kite making, Louisiana food booths, and even champion kite-flying, as well as Saturday fireworks! Fun is in the air at this Festival of the Year!

Don’t miss Kite Fest Louisiane!!

Kite Fest - Apr. 30-May 1

Enjoy the Chaos!

Come out for the Chaos Cajun Nationals at State Capitol Raceway, April 8-9. Funny Car Chaos brings ground-pounding drag racing and nitro burning action for a weekend of fun that you won’t want to miss! Check out Top Fuel Dragsters, Dirty South Gassers, Jet Dragsters, Sportsman Racing & More!

CHAOS RACING

Get the Goods!

West Baton Rouge brings not only the jams & jellies and fresh produce out to its farmers markets, but thanks to spots like M & L Farms, you can stock the freezer with all your beef needs!

Come out April 8 & 9! There will also be food trucks & pics with the Easter Bunny for your kids or fur-babies!

WESTSIDE MARKET

Hop on Over!

The West Baton Rouge Museum and the West Baton Rouge Parish Library are partnering once again to host Eggstavaganza, an old-fashioned spring celebration on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum.

This FREE event, will be held on Sunday, April 10, from 2:00-3:30PM.

EASTER FUN

Recipes from the Westside

Lenten Lagniappe!

For Lenten Season or ANY Season, BBQ Shrimp, recipe compliments of Louisiana Bayou Bistro, is a delicious dish to serve with a salad and French bread for dipping! Check out their video for extra tips!

Recipe: BBQ Shrimp

Courtesy: Louisiana Bayou Bistro

Recipe Video: Louisiana Bayou Bistro Recipes

Photos from the Westside

Want to show off the place you love to visitors? Tag posts #OnlyLouisiana & go on a Bayou Krewe adventure!

Photo Feature: Power Couple

Eagle-watching our “Port Allen Power Couple, Betsy Ross & Paul Revere!” Thanks, Glen Daigle, for amazing photos of West Baton Rouge birding!

Make sure to tag #WestBatonRouge to submit a favorite photo to feature!