Red Star closing down

Sad news. Any bar that doesn't have a TV set and has T-Rex and Guns N' Roses in the jukebox is a good one in my book.

Red Star, the scarlet-hued Laurel Street bar that opened shortly after downtown began its current resurgence, will cease operation under the stewardship of Frank McMains on Sept. 19.

McMains, who is also a freelance photographer and journalist, told followers of the bar’s Facebook page that his life is now taking him in another direction and that an unnamed party has made an offer on the building.

McMains, who could be reached immediately for comment, left the door open for the space to function as a bar in some form, but said it is too early to say at this point.

“I would like nothing more than for Red Star to continue as one of the foundation stones in Baton Rouge’s revitalized downtown with much of its current character intact, but the eventual outcome is largely out of my hands and the timeline for such a possibility is unknown,” McMains wrote.

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