Baton Rouge Area Homes Blog

In Lafayette on a 10-acre grounds you can enjoy Christmas at Noel Acadien au Village.  There are lighting displays, carnival rides, nightly live entertainmnet, food in Santa's kitchen, shopping in the Christmas store, photos with Santa and more. Nightly December 23rd, 5:30- 9:00pm, you can see li...

Looking for something a little different this holiday season?  I found a delicious fruit pie at a local Baton Rouge Bakery, Baum's fine pastries & chocolates, called Blueberry Crunch pie.  I call it naughty and nice because it is chocked full of delicious, plump, blueberries.  Blueberries are no...

In case you are flying during the holidays? If Continental Airlines servies your area, you may want to check out thier new contest #justlanded. Follow @continental on Twitter Once you arrive, tweet #justlanded with your Continental Airlines flight number Tweet to win after every arrival between n...

On my morning jog, I was greeted by this tranquil scene.  A family of ducks decided to stop by a pond for breadfast in their soujorn South for the winter.  Luckily I had my phone and snapped a quick shot.  I was reminded of how many beautiful things in life we miss because we are in too much of ...

In this Do-It-Yourself world here are some really good reasons why we should stick to the areas we are skilled at handling.  I laughed out loud at the New Orleans West Bank Realtors self-assessment. To her list of why not do for sale by owner I would add: -Explaining why you won't come down 9% m...

today was quite a milestone, I passed 100,000 points as a Rainer.  While that was a great achievement, the greatest milestone was all of the benefits I have gained from the Active Rain community these past 2 years. KNOWLEDGE - I continue to be amazed at the wealth of knowledge that resides in thi...

In Baton Rouge Santa hits the streets all over town in the annual Christmas Parades.  Some of you were visited Dec. 4th and 5th but the majority of you will be visited this weekend Dec. 11th or 12th.  The St. George Fire Department rolls each Saturday or Sunday at 10am.  Going down almost every s...

If you enjoy Chamber music, joing the Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Series 12/12/2010 at 4:30pm at the Houmas House Plantation and Gardens. You can enjoy an intimate sound experience under the magnificant live oak trees. Then enjoy a dinner at Latil's Landing following the concert. Houmas House h...

  If you are looking for some delicious, fresh seafood for your holiday parties, we have an excellent catering service and restaurant right in the heart of Baton Rouge.  It's Montalbano's on Florida.  They have a wide variety from fresh raw products to cooked treats.  You can start your meal wit...

It's already started, the annual Festival of Lights in Natchitoches.  This is one of the nation's oldest community-based holiday celebrations and has been held the first weekend in December since 1927.   This weekend will be a special time of parades as the Christmas Festival Main Parade rolls at...