July Lagniappe Box 19

July Lagniappe Box 19

July 19, 2019/by Meredith

“Sunsets on the Bayou”⁣⁣ Your July Lagniappe Box is inspired by the gorgeous summertime sunsets and winding bayous of Louisiana. With mystical Cypress Trees and Spanish Moss lining the historic waterways, it’s no wonder Louisiana is known as the Bayou State! Summer months are ALL about the outdoors: from fishing, bird-watching, to paddling a pirogue down the bayou, let the adventure begin! We packed your July Box box with fun bayou-inspired products to keep you cool & mosquito free as you explore The Bayou State this summer! The Bayou State Sweet Baton Rouge · sweetbatonrouge.com Retail: $30 There’s something so beautiful and breaktaking about sunsets on the Bayou. We had fun capturing that beauty with our newest design, and we envision it being on repeat all summer long! Enjoy your newest Sweet Baton Rouge The Bayou State t-shirt, and show off your Louisiana roots with this one-of-a-kind design! Mosquito Quito Repellant Spray Cake Face Soaping · cakefacesoaping.com Retail: $24.00 (full size bottle) Here in Louisiana, the mosquitos can get quite aggravating and not just on the Bayou, which is why we brought in the professional! Cake Face Soaping Co. is from Mandeville, and their number one seller is the Mosquito Quito, beautiful blend that smells like fresh lemongrass with a hint of floral and woodsy undertones. Take that Mosquito’s!! Bayou Alligator Bath Bomb Crescent City Swoon · swoonbathbombs.com Retail: $8.50 See ya later Alligator… we teamed up again with Crescent City Swoon to bring you a fun themed bath bomb for our Bayou themed box. We think you need to disappear at...

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June Lagniappe Box 19

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June 14, 2019/by Meredith

“Beat The Heat” Summer is here and with our June Box, we hope we can help you beat the heat! This box was inspired by the memories created during the summer, from tanlines and sunshine to family picnics (btw, our Lagniappe Boxes make great table tops and storage for your picnics!). We hope our June Box will help you kick off your summertime fun with ways to stay cool, create new memories, and find some humor with the humidity! Always Humid Sweet Baton Rouge · sweetbatonrouge.com Retail: $30 Your June Box Always Humid tee is here to help you stay cool and comfortable all summer long! We know it’s hard to beat the Louisiana summer heat, and sometimes it feels more humid than humid. Share with us how you’re staying cool this summer in your new Sweet Baton Rouge t-shirt! Strawberry Vanilla Jam: Jamboree Jams · jamboreejams.co Retail: $10.00 We have been eyeing this New Orleans Jam company for over a year now, just waiting to find the perfect box for their Strawberry Vanilla jam! The jam is made with care using freshly picked strawberries from Johndales Farm in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Beat the heat this summer by avoiding the oven for those afternoon snacks and treat your family to yummy ole fashioned peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the freshest local jam! Creambeaux Sno-ball Art Print: Find Me Your Nola · showmeyournola.com Retail: $7 The sweetest (and prettiest) way to beat the heat in New Orleans is with a rainbow sno-ball from Hansen’s Sno-Bliz...and it's always worth the wait! We...

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May Lagniappe Box 19

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May 16, 2019/by Meredith

“Fiesta Like There Is No Mañana” Thanks to Louisiana being such a great state with a cultural mixing pot, your May Box is fiesta inspired with bright festive colors and a variety of local businesses. With our Mexican embroidery inspired t-shirt and vision to bring our favorite Louisiana foods and products to you, think of the May theme as a party in a box - just in time for Cinco de Mayo! ENJOY, Senoritas! LA Floral Embroidery Sweet Baton Rouge · sweetbatonrouge.com Retail: $30 Your May Box tee is chips + queso approved, with our signature LA design decorated with a beautiful, Mexican embroidery inspired design. Enjoy this festive Sweet Baton Rouge t-shirt for all of your Cinco de Mayo fun! Fiesta Salsa: 2 Sisters Salsa · 2sisterssalsa.com Retail: $3.50 We had the pleasure of working with the original Louisiana salsa makers, 2 Sisters Salsa company. They are located within Avoyelles Parish in the heart of a small town called Plaucheville. Their salsa, like the Fiesta, is great paired with tortilla chips or yummy classic cajun dishes like étouffée or sauce piquante. We can’t wait to hear how you serve this salsa for your Cinco de Mayo party! Avocado Dressing: Hanley’s Dressing · hanleysfoods.com Retail: $5.00 This Avocado dressing is a salad game changer! It’s very creamy, yet tangy taste is like a Goddess meets Italian, but unlike anything you’ve ever had. Made from real Avocados, it will be a huge hit however you decide to use it! Taco Seasoning: Hola Nola Foods · holanolafoods.com Retail: $3.00 Life is short, eat tacos! Now you...

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April Lagniappe Box 19

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May 16, 2019/by Meredith

“Spring into Spring with Sweet Baton Rouge Love” Your April Box was created with Baton Rouge small business and makers in mind: from your new t-shirt to the products found inside your box - they all come from local Baton Rouge Businesses! With this being our first Louisiana City Highlight box, we look forward to hearing your thoughts on highlighting more cities! Our vision for this box was to source the very BEST in Baton Rouge for a box with pops of bold color and springtime theme that you’re bound to enjoy! Louisiana Monsteras: Sweet Baton Rouge · sweetbatonrouge.com Retail: $30 Meet your April Box tee with our first of its kind, the Louisiana Monsteras. We worked with Marc Verett, a Baton Rouge artist locally known as Marc Fresh, to bring his artwork to a Sweet Baton Rouge® tee. You can find his artwork all over Baton Rouge through the The Walls Project 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which was created 5 years ago. Enjoy your new eclectic one-of-a-kind art by Marc Fresh this spring! Hemp Honey Balm: So Yaya · naturallysoyaya.com Retail: $3.00 We had the pleasure to work with Baton Rouge owner Rachel Laymoun last summer, and we are bringing her back with her new hemp honey balm from So Yaya, an all natural skincare line. The new balm is made of our favorite ingredients with honey scented beeswax from a local Baton Rouge beekeeper, lightweight hemp oil to give it a green hue, and rich castor oil to protect your lips. The blend is perfect...

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How Lagniappe Box Works

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March 22, 2019/by Meredith

The Lagniappe Box is a monthly Louisiana Subscription-themed box, which includes a never-before-seen T-shirt and artfully selected local product. Each month, Sweet Baton Rouge team curates a box filled with all Louisiana products to accompany the release of its latest T-shirt design. Products in the box are a complete surprise when it arrives on the doorsteps of Sweet Baton Rouge customers. “As a local small business, we love to support our fellow small businesses,” said Meredith Waguespack, owner of Sweet Baton Rouge. “Not only does our Lagniappe Box support local businesses, but it celebrates our community and great state of Louisiana.” Sweet Baton Rouge, formally known as SFT launched its first box in October 2016. Within four days, the 40 exclusive boxes sold out. Today, more than 150 people are subscribed to the monthly box. The box is exclusive to a maximum of 200 subscribers. With its gain in popularity, Sweet Baton Rouge created lagniappebox.com as a sister brand to coincide with Sweet Baton Rouge. The new website includes an inside look at previous boxes, other local brands, and the options to subscribe to and gift boxes. In addition, Sweet Baton Rouge launched an official Instagram account, @lagniappebox, that features box items and promotions exclusively around the Lagniappe Box. https://youtu.be/sE1k1nPiUBo Subscription Options Monthly Lagniappe Box – Subscribe and Save You can buy this option as a one-time monthly box or you can purchase it on subscription, cancel anytime. Great option for yourself or as a gift! Sign Me Up!! Our Auto-Renew options! You can now purchase Lagniappe Box as a 3, 6, or 12-month option....

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March Lagniappe Box 19

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March 13, 2019/by Meredith

March Lagniappe Box Your March Box is all about those yummy little red crustacean that are found in Cajun food and cooked in every way! With Mardi Gras season coming to a close, we all know that crawfish season is the next best season! This box is Pinch, Peel, Eat, and Repeat ready from the t-shirt to Louisiana handpicked products. Happiness and crawfish go hand-in-hand in the south, y’all enjoy! Y’all Need Crawfish tee: Sweet Baton Rouge · sweetbatonrouge.com Retail: $30 Say hello to your new crawfish eatin’ tee with our Brand New “Y’all Need Crawfish” with a little hue of green to keep those other ‘pinches’ away on St. Patty’s Day. We all know home is where the crawfish boil is! Crawfish Shaped Pasta: D’Agostino Pasta · dagostinopasta.com Retail: $6.99 We found the perfect way to enjoy your favorite seafood pasta dishes by tossing in these cute crawfish shaped pastas by D’Agostino Pasta Company. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, they produce a traditional, handmade pasta known for its texture and flavor, still made the old fashioned way using the “delicate” method developed centuries ago in Palermo, Sicily! One way or another, you can enjoy crawfish with these pastas! Repeat Crawfish Kitchen Towel: Nola Tawk · nolatawk.com Retail: $12 Time to dress up your kitchen with this fun repeat crawfish kitchen towel by Nola Tawk, located New Orleans, Louisiana. You’ll find all of their products are inspired by the heart of the Crescent City. They love to celebrate through their products that speak to the heart, soul, and humor of the...

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February Lagniappe Box 19

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February 14, 2019/by Meredith

February Lagniappe Box Your February Box is the perfect mix of pampering beauty and yummy sweets with a hint of our favorite colors, blush and bashful. Our inspiration behind this month’s box is love and self care, so we hope you’re able to indulge and enjoy the luxuries local Louisiana goods. Enjoy this box or share it with someone special in your life! I Wanna Be Loved Bayou tee: Sweet Baton Rouge · sweetbatonrouge.com Retail: $30 Now you can live each day like it’s Valentine's Day with our Brand New “I Wanna Be Loved Bayou” fun retro design on this super soft cotton blend tee. A play off of our favorite Marilyn Monroe love song, dress it up or down for a fun Southern date night this month! Valentines Sweetheart Soaps: Fleur de Suds · etsy.com/shop/FleurDeSuds Retail: $15 (pack of 24) Fleur de Suds, located in Covington, Louisiana, is a female owned Mother/Daughter duo with a passion for suds. Lather up with your new Valentines Sweetheart candy soap and sneak off for a soak and find a way to relax for some “you” time this February! Honey Bee Body Scrub: Basic Bee · basicbeeshop.com Retail: $10 Enjoy this lush honey bee scrub by Basic Bees, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Exfoliate and lock in moisture and BEE ready to use on your face, elbows, knees and toes. All of the honey used in the Basic Bee products is hand sourced from their personal hives. Enjoy and stay BEE-utiful! Hey, Let’s Spoon Card: Mattea Studio · matteastudio.com Retail: $5 Sha, for the love bird in...

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January Lagniappe Box 19

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January 6, 2019/by Meredith

Your favorite Lagniappe Box is packed full of Mardi Gras essentials to get you ready for Carnival season! With Twelfth night right around the corner, we handpicked each local item with carnival in mind. From the festive nail polish, mamou earrings, geaux cups, to the yummiest miniature king cake - we’ve packed this box with everything you need to celebrate! Throw Me Something Tee: Sweet Baton Rouge · sweetbatonrouge.com Retail: $29 With the tradition of float riders throwing trinkets to the crowd since 1870, we wanted to design a shirt that is guaranteed to help catch all the beads, cups, doubloons, and stuffed animals! This shirt will help you stand out in the crowd around the parade route! Mamou Hoop Earrings: Annie Claire Designs · annieclairedesigns.com Retail: $14 From the tops of the floats in New Orleans to chasing chickens in mamou: these earrings will keep you stylin’ through Carnival season! Handmade with polymer clay beads in the perfect Mardi Gras hues, the ‘Mamou Hoop Earrings’ by Port Allens, Annie Claire Designs are sure to get you into the spirit! Carnival Color Nail Polish: Native Polish · nativenailpolish.com Retail: $11 Get in the Carnival spirit with one of three carnival colored polishes by Native Polish! Fresh from the local polish pros in New Orleans, we hope you enjoy your Creole Mustard, Mais La, or Ridin’ the Tracks shade this Mardi Gras season! No matter where Mardi Gras takes you this year, Native Nail will has you covered this year! Louisiana Praline Factory: Cajun Mini Kween Cake · louisianapralinefactory.com Retail: $2 Move over Mardi...

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December Lagniappe Box 18

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January 6, 2019/by Meredith

It’s the most magical time of the year! We are bringing on those wintery sneaux vibes with your winter wonderland December Box! Inspired by the BIG Sneaux Day in Baton Rouge on December 8th of last year, stay warm with these Louisiana Favorites & THANK YOU for another wonderful year of Lagniappe Box! Let It Sneaux Tee SFT · shopSFT.com Retail: $28 Sneaux Day’s are a BIG deal in Louisiana & we had more than few of them last year! Louisiana weather is not predictable and your new ‘Let It Sneaux’ tee was inspired by the only Icees we’re used to seeing most Louisiana Months! In the case of another sneaux day, SFT has you covered and ready to Let It Sneaux! Wooden Christmas Ornament Masterson Calligraphy · etsy.com/shop/mastersoncalligraphy Retail: $5 Each holiday box, we look for the perfect ornament for a true Louisiana Christmas and we found the cutest wooden Christmas ornament for your December Box this year! This Breaux Bridge base company handmakes beautiful custom signage, gifts, and more! Your wooden ornaments are especially cute hung on your tree, as gift tags, best ornament exchange, or stocking stuffers too! Peppermint Candy Bath Bomb Crescent City Swoon · crescentcityswoon.com Retail: $5.95 Something about the holidays; peppermint mochas and peppermint bark. Tis the season' for everything minty. Speaking of mint, we couldn't pass up on these adorable Peppermint Candy bath bombs by your favorite Crescent City Swoon, located in Metairie, Louisiana. She's known for her elaborate bath bomb design and vibrant colors. You won't be able to hang this peppermint...

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November Lagniappe Box 18

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January 6, 2019/by Meredith

We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate this month, than with the November Lagniappe Box! Your box is packed and filled with great Louisiana food products to help set your Thanksgiving table apart from the rest! Gather around the table with your loved ones to give thanks that we all get to share in discovering great Louisiana businesses together, one box at a time! Now, let’s get to unpacking your November Box! Louisiana Pumpkin Patch Tee SFT · shopSFT.com Retail: $28 It’s Fall Y’all and that means pumpkin season! Your latest tee by SFT is made for the season and all of the wonderful things Autumn has to offer...like...pumpkin patches, pumpkin spice lattes, or homemade pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving Day...yum! Share your pumpkin adventures in your pumpkin tee with us by tagging #lagniappebox. Pumpkin Spice Coffee Acadian Coffee Roaster · acadiancoffee.com Retail: $10.95 to $12.95 (1lb. to 12 oz.) Crisp nights and cool front mornings were made for a great cup of joe and our friends at Acadian Roasters have the perfect blend! The Lake Charles based company has the perfect seasonal Pumpkin Spice Coffee. Filled with notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugary sweetness: when you brew a cup, your home will whirl with the delectable scent of pumpkin pie! A nice reminder of the warm fall memories we all enjoy! Cranberry Pecan Pepper Jelly Bulldog Pepper Jelly · bulldogpepperjelly.com Retail: $7 We love a good jelly with a bite, and Bulldog Pepper Jelly knocked it out of the park with their Cranberry Pecan Pepper Jelly! They...

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