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Swim Lessons in Baton Rouge If you are looking for swim lessons in Baton Rouge, this guide to Baton Rouge swim schools and instructors is updated as of January 2023. If there is a Baton Rouge swim school (or private swim lesson option in the Baton Rouge area) missing, drop us a comment! We have pools in our backyards or at a friend's house and often take vacations to lakes or beaches. Water safety is so important when it comes to our kids, and it's never too early for them to learn. For many of us, it's hard to imagine experiencing a near-drowning incident, like one Red Stick parent shares. Having CPR training and being aware of what dry drowning looks...

 Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by BREC.  BREC’S Independence Park Theatre and Cultural Center to offer Summer Film Camp It’s lights, camera, action at BREC’s Independence Park Theatre and Cultural Center’s Summer Film Camp. As part of the Camp BREC 2023 offerings, Independence Park Theatre and Cultural Center (IPT) located at 7800 Independence Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70806, will be expanding their camp offerings to include not only their musical and acting camps but campers will also be given an the opportunity to  explore movie making with a Youth Film Camp for tweens and teens (ages 9-16) and the inaugural INDY Film Festival for Youth Filmmakers.   While stage and musical acting camps have long been a tradition at IPT, programming staff...

Silent Book Club :: What's All The Buzz About Silent Book Club, I'd seen it mentioned here and there over the last year or so and it definitely caught my attention, but I wasn't really sure what it was and I didn't have the motivation to find out. Until the day I did. And what I found was exactly what I didn't know I needed. I love reading, I Don't Want to Read That. I'll be the first to admit it, I'm bad at book club. Half the time I have no interest in the book; the other times I start reading and life gets in the way, or I can't make the set club time, or I don't want to analyze...

Local Vegan Restaurants  Who doesn’t love good clean eating? I have listed below some plant based vegan restaurants that are located in South Louisiana. Some of these restaurants serve vegan only, while others offer vegan dishes. I decided to put together a list of local restaurants that are worth trying. Whether you're vegan, vegetarian or just love to eat clean. Here's a list of vegan restaurants :: Sweet Soulfood  Sweet Soulfood is one of the most delicious vegan restaurants in the New Orleans area. They offer daily menus with different food options to choose from. They also offer catering.  Veganish Vibes  Veganish Vibes is a 100% vegan restaurant in the Baton Rouge area. Serving freshly high-quality meals. Guarantee to satisfied customers.  Plantry Cafe  The Plantry Cafe is...

Alms-Giving :: Something Greater Than Jonah Mass was weirdly joyful, this past Sunday. Weirdly, because Lent had just started and many parishioners looked the way I felt: tired, frustrated, humbled, and/or ruing the resolution to give up or take up . Still, there was a palpable joy in the sanctuary of our Church. We had gathered, as a family, sharing a creed and a language and a ritual as familiar as the walls that held our worship. Lent can be a period of self-inflicted hardship, but we find comfort in the mere fact of gathering there together and holding one another up. Our little family of four drove home down Goodwood, a direct but scenic meander through leafy neighborhoods, past...