14 cents
How 75 years of decisions left the city-parish government broken and financially paralyzed.
JR Ball
Table for one
Before RedEye, I worked in a cubicle-filled office where there was always another meeting, always a question in need of an answer, always a looming deadline. It was great. To quote Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part II, "This is the profession we have chosen." But, at
Learning from the creative class
Meet the real George O'Neal
A member of LSU's '58 title team, the developer paved the way for St. George to become a city.
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | July 20–26
Why it matters: Wednesday is the week's anchor—a rare joint Metro Council meeting, the final public input session on St. George's 25-year growth plan and a BRFF filmmaker forum all land on the same night. The weekend brings a packed Saturday with something for
Knight moves
Baton Rouge's newest third place doesn't serve drinks. It has 64 squares.
Perkins keeps waiting
One crosswalk got funded in months. The reason it's still not built is stalling every street safety fix in the parish.