JR Ball
Nobody asked permission
How Baton Rouge's most effective civic improvements actually happen—and why they don't happen more often.
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | April 20–26
Why it matters: A Broadway one-nighter, a civic vote with real stakes, and a week full of free events give you plenty of reasons to get out.
🗓️ Tuesday, April 21
🌿 Hilltop Arboretum: Discover Nature—6:30 p.m. 📍 LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road
* "Recycling & Repurposing in
Your yard. Their horns.
Blues fest
Free, local and loud—Baton Rouge's signature music festival takes over downtown this weekend.
Blind trust
Louisiana bill would keep college athlete revenue-sharing details out of public view—but it treats a subsidized system like a private one.
College Drive dreams
What if Baton Rouge's most notorious parking lot could actually be fixed—and why it probably never will.