River towns’ dining shines after sunset

Your guide to St. Francisville and New Roads

Sun setting over New Roads/ Photos by Rebecca Holland

By Rebecca Holland

New Roads, about 45 minutes north of Baton Rouge if traffic cooperates, is known as the “prettiest city on the water.”

Or it was, until residents voted last year to change the town slogan to “come for the culture, stay for the sunsets.”

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