Most of the brisk weather is behind us and the welcome signs and sounds of spring are in full bloom. Families are ready for outdoor enjoyment, which is plentiful in the now in North Louisiana. From enjoying music and food in the fresh new air that this season brings, to exploring the scenic beauty of the rebirth of nature, here are a few things to take in this

Snakes, turtles and alligators, oh my! This is what you’ll find when you visit BREC’s Bluebonnet Swamp, where the hikes and trails are authentic, and the wildlife is plentiful. Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays from noon until 5 p.m., it is the mission of this 103-acre all encompassing nature center, located just off Bluebonnet Boulevard on North Oak Hills Parkway, to connect

Bordering a busy Nicholson Avenue at the advent of downtown Baton Rouge is a historic gem that simply must not be overlooked. There, peering from behind sweeping magnolia and oak trees, is what once functioned as a 900-acre plantation operation, and is currently open to tourists and school groups as BREC’s Magnolia Mound Plantation. Here visitors are treated to the experience of French Creole life from the colonial

Who knew that Baton Rouge has a collection of amateur astronomers and volunteers who are cultivating a passion for astronomy and space science right here in our community? And when you see the “red lights” illuminated between historic Highland Road, and the Highland Road Park Observatory, whose main building is a wondrous octagonal structure, you can be sure that a scheduled night time viewing of the “majesty of