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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.
Hot summer nights

Hot summer nights

One might think a 73.8-degree night sounds rather balmy after a Baton Rouge afternoon of triple-digit temperatures and humidity thick enough to chew. But you would be wrong. Why it matters: The average July nighttime low looks deceptively pleasant. But the hot reality is that overnight heat—
JR Ball 09 Jul 2026
Disconnect the dots

Disconnect the dots

JR Ball 08 Jul 2026
No more secret agents

No more secret agents

JR Ball 08 Jul 2026
A conservancy to consider

A conservancy to consider

JR Ball 07 Jul 2026
Transfer of blame

Transfer of blame

JR Ball 06 Jul 2026
Take me home … ranch dressing

Take me home … ranch dressing

Somewhere between the goals, the group-stage upsets and knock-out round tension, ranch dressing became the unofficial mascot of America's World Cup summer. A Dallas Fort Worth airport shop is now stocking bottles of it, Axios reports, right next to the jerseys and scarves—proof that when
JR Ball 06 Jul 2026
A different Lake project

A different Lake project

FMOL Health plans to invest about $70 million to renovate the former Bone & Joint Clinic into the new home of the Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute, with the project expected to open in 2028. Why it matters: The investment is the latest sign that the Capital Region’
JR Ball 01 Jul 2026

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