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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.
If St. George schools pass, then what?

If St. George schools pass, then what?

A compressed, legally fraught transition is likely, including transfer of assets and where magnet school students would attend school
JR Ball 23 Mar 2026
The park Baton Rouge keeps almost building

The park Baton Rouge keeps almost building

BREC chair says the future of City Park belongs to those in their 20s, 30s and 40s. That's the right generational hand-off
JR Ball 19 Mar 2026
Last Call for Tigerland?

Last Call for Tigerland?

LSU leaders want to move bars next to a proposed arena on the campus golf course
JR Ball 19 Mar 2026
Wage woes: Another study, more bad news

Wage woes: Another study, more bad news

Slower income growth in La is caused by lower education attainment and not enough immigrants
JR Ball 18 Mar 2026
The wrong golf debate

The wrong golf debate

The City Park back-and-forth has framed golf as a proxy for the larger “status quo vs. dream-big” argument
JR Ball 18 Mar 2026
Baton Rouge wants its park back

Baton Rouge wants its park back

Survey says: People want more nature, less golf
JR Ball 18 Mar 2026
Baton Rouge has a prosperity problem

Baton Rouge has a prosperity problem

A national index puts the parish in the bottom third for a sustainable economy
JR Ball 17 Mar 2026

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