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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.
Cheer, hoops, and spreadsheets

Cheer, hoops, and spreadsheets

Baton Rouge could get a multi-purpose sports building to draw regional tournaments
Mukul Verma, JR Ball 17 Mar 2026
The aquifier in the room

The aquifier in the room

Memphis thought of a clever way to cool data centers: recycling wastewater
JR Ball 16 Mar 2026
If you build it, they'll drive-thru

If you build it, they'll drive-thru

Waffle House, Dutch Bros Coffee, Panda Express, Fuego, and then some on Burbank and West Lee
JR Ball 16 Mar 2026
An election where nobody came

An election where nobody came

What to do about ballots that draw very few voters
JR Ball 15 Mar 2026
Sunday special: Change is in the air

Sunday special: Change is in the air

Good Sunday morning. Several stories RedEye published this week connect in ways that are worth seeing together. They describe a city with multiple consequential decisions arriving at the same moment—on public space, civic identity and what kind of place Baton Rouge intends to become. Some efforts are already underway.
JR Ball 15 Mar 2026
Going Dutch

Going Dutch

New coffeeshop is about the experience, not the drink
JR Ball 11 Mar 2026
Commentary: Children are dying

Commentary: Children are dying

This is not a crime spike. This is a city that has never honestly confronted why this keeps happening.
JR Ball 11 Mar 2026

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