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JR Ball

JR Ball

Baton Rouge

JR spent nearly three decades shaping business and political coverage in Baton Rouge. He was executive editor of Baton Rouge Business Report, spent 4 years with The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com, managing the statewide digital news initiative.

Not toys. Memories.

Not toys. Memories.

The dining room and the children are gone. A train room and nostalgia have taken their place. Adults are now the toy industry's best customers. Adult-only households reportedly accounted for the majority of U.S. toy sales this summer, according to The New Yorker. Experts call it

Baton Rouge runs all night

Baton Rouge runs all night

Apparently, there's a new running craze: running 4.167 miles every hour on the hour until only one person is left standing. Who knew runners chasing a race with no finish line would be a thing? Welcome to the world of the backyard ultramarathon. The format is booming,

St. George charts its course

St. George charts its course

BREC leader: Change is coming

BREC leader: Change is coming

Table for one

Table for one

Congress wants to bring order to college sports by limiting athlete compensation and movement without athletes being allowed in the room.

The weight of summer hibernation

The weight of summer hibernation

Pennington Biomedical researchers find that heat dulls your appetite. It may dull your metabolism more.

📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | Oct. 5–11

📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | Oct. 5–11

Why it matters: Saturday is the week's anchor—PlantFest!, Boots on the Farm, Cat Tales and Cocktails, Laser Zeppelin at LASM, Rural Life Alive! and The California Honeydrops all land the same day. Thursday brings three simultaneous free art receptions at the Shaw Center. Friday delivers a televised