Maddie Scott

of 3 Spice Junction, at 11777 Coursey Blvd., Baton Rouge, soft opened on Friday, pictured here on May 18, 2026. Naanwich from Spice Junction

Retired night manager of Coffee Call Elvin Dunn, left, won “The Real Deal” award at the business’ 50th anniversary celebration on May 20, 2026.

A crowd dances to music played by the Trinity Brass Band at Coffee Call's 50th anniversary celebration on May 20, 2026.

Crepe Haven, 7474 Corporate Blvd., soft opened May 6 in Baton Rouge. Pictured here is a golden praline crunch crepe on May 20, 2026.

Seoul stop is opening a second location on Siegen Lane, pictured here on May 22, 2026. Seoul Stop will open a second location in Baton Rouge, and this one is two times bigger than the original.

of 3 La Morenita, 7981 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge serves tacos, quesadillas, lunch plates and more, pictured here on May 21, 2026.

of 2 L'Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge announced its partnership with Emeril Lagasse to open a steakhouse in 2026.

Research was performed by SeaD Consulting, a private third-party testing company that conducts genetic testing on shrimp dishes to see if restaurants and festivals are serving authentic, locally caught, wild seafood.

Shrimper Floyd Sambey inspects holes in his net aboard the Miss Emily in Westwego, La., Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. Louisiana restaurants are now required to disclose imported shrimp and crawfish on the menu.

A consulting group investigated the Baton Rouge restaurant scene twice to test randomly selected seafood restaurants. Here's what they found.