St. Roch Market Now Accepts SNAP; Lots of Restaurant Deals Next Week

ST. ROCH— Todd Price reports that St. Roch Market now accepts SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) for "items such as sausage, fish, produce, packaged food and even boiled seafood."  [NOLA.com]

BATON ROUGE— Chelsea Brasted reports that a new small batch whiskey, bourbon and brandy operation Baton Rouge Distilling will be the city's first licensed distillery. [NOLA.com]

NOLA— Ian McNulty reports that restaurant deals will abound next week with We Live To Eat restaurant week kicking off this coming Monday with hotspots including Balise and Shaya taking part. [Advocate]