🌱 BRBT Returns To Its Home Stage + Woman Wanted For Auto Theft

Happy Saturday, Baton Rouge! Let's start today off on an informed note. Here are the most important things happening around town today.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 79 Low: 48.

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Here are the top three stories in Baton Rouge today:

1. After years of renovation, the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre is returning to the River Center Performing Arts Theatre stage. The company will launch the season with its rendition of Rapunzel, which will be the company's first show in the newly renovated River Center Performing Arts Theatre. Rapunzel features original choreography by Rebecca Acosta and Jonna Cox, and the cast has been preparing since January. (BRProud.com)
2. Deputies are searching for a woman, 37-year-old Tiffany Lynn Howard, who is wanted on charges of motor vehicle theft and felony theft. On Thursday, the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said they are searching for Howard, who is also known as "Big Poppa." Deputies believe Howard is driving a stolen 2011 brown Chevrolet Malibu with Louisiana license plate 348EPI. Howard is a 5'11" white female and weighs 375 lbs. (WBRZ)
3. Baton Rouge businesses are collecting donations to help people in the New Orleans area who are tornado victims. After Tuesday's devastating tornado in the New Orleans area, people continue to salvage what they can. However, donations are starting to pour in from businesses in Baton Rouge. Christopher Wagley, the owner of CSC Customs in Baton Rouge, said he knew he had to do something when pictures and videos of the damage started to pour in. By Thursday morning, he said they had a truck full of clothes, hygiene products, food, and close to $500 in cash donations. (WAFB)

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Today in Baton Rouge:

• 3D Origami Strawberry: Grab & Geaux - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (All Day)
• Wire Rose Ring Grab & Geaux - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (All Day)
• Drop In - Vision Boards - East Baton Rouge Parish Library (All Day)

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From my notebook:

• David DuBose is a printmaker at heart who has always been fascinated by layering. See David's work at Baton Rouge Gallery now through Mar. 31 (free, Tue-Sun, 12-6 p.m.). (Facebook)
• Mark your calendars for Louisiana Art & Science Museum's 60th Anniversary Gala: Diamonds of History! Our annual fundraiser will take place on Friday, Sept. 30 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the museum in downtown Baton Rouge. (Facebook)
• Baton Rouge Police Detectives, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, recently arrested Bobby Earl, 32. Investigators believe that Earl is connected in the death of Ryan Marlow that occurred on Mar. 19, 2022. (Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all Monday morning for another update!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.