JR Ball
The invention that birthed McMansions
Give thanks to the gang-nail plate.
LSU sports ventures into new capital
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | August 3–9
Why it matters: Saturday at Manship is one of the most loaded single days of the summer—Harry Potter, a free artist talk, a R-rated comedy-adventure and a 25-year-old cult classic all under one roof. The week opens with a moving piece of Louisiana history at
Red dots, Red Stick roots
Doctors with deep Baton Rouge roots helped fuel the vaccine retreat behind the nation's worst measles outbreak in 35 years.
Death of a popular buffet
Sopapillas, screwdrivers and a grand piano on Government Street
Perk Up Perkins goes national
Two mothers' push for a safer crosswalk is being celebrated as a national "complete streets" success story.