Add active class to current link in laravel 5

Laravel, handling active class menu item | Route Based Active Class on Menu Items

   <li class="dropdown nav-border2 {{ Request::segment(1) === 'free-products' ? 'active' : '' }}">
   
   Another option where dynamic url parameter is there.
   
   @foreach($categories as $row)   
     <li class="dropdown {{ Request::is('categories/'.$row->category_slug) ? 'active' : '' }}">
   @endforeach