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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.
Can LSU afford to bring Will Wade home?

Can LSU afford to bring Will Wade home?

LSU Athletics and its donors have committed to spending lavishly across a wide range of sports.
JR Ball 11 Mar 2026
Baton Rouge's next big choices

Baton Rouge's next big choices

They're decisions that will shape how Baton Rouge competes for talent, investment and residents for the next generation.
JR Ball 10 Mar 2026
The three miles that matter

The three miles that matter

Several planning efforts underway are converging along a corridor simultaneously.
JR Ball 10 Mar 2026
12,000 out-of-state students, no plan to keep them

12,000 out-of-state students, no plan to keep them

Baton Rouge must integrate students in the community to keep them here after graduation
JR Ball 09 Mar 2026
Ruth’s Chris is about to get busy

Ruth’s Chris is about to get busy

Lawmakers say they wan to give residents reasons to stay in Louisiana
JR Ball 09 Mar 2026
Teaching and impacting Baton Rouge for 35 years

Teaching and impacting Baton Rouge for 35 years

TFA alumni are running nonprofits, tutoring kids and shaping city policy
JR Ball 05 Mar 2026
Baton Rouge's third-place moment

Baton Rouge's third-place moment

Coffee houses are becoming places where the day actually unfolds.
JR Ball 05 Mar 2026

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