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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.
Mike Polito is now one of them

Mike Polito is now one of them

He warned Baton Rouge about this guy. Now he is this guy.
JR Ball 16 Jul 2026
Round and round Livingston goes

Round and round Livingston goes

Livingston hates change. The traffic didn't leave it a choice.
JR Ball 15 Jul 2026
Baton Rouge is king

Baton Rouge is king

Construction is building the state's fastest-growing job market.
JR Ball 14 Jul 2026
St. George blocked from rezoning Kleinpeter land

St. George blocked from rezoning Kleinpeter land

JR Ball 14 Jul 2026
Your turn, Baton Rouge

Your turn, Baton Rouge

The City-Brooks Park master plan, the golf course, the conservancy—BREC hears it all tonight.
JR Ball 13 Jul 2026
Same bridge, same problems

Same bridge, same problems

A new Mississippi River bridge is still needed, the options still won't fix Baton Rouge traffic, and the money to build it still doesn't exist.
JR Ball 13 Jul 2026
BREC's Leslie Knope moment

BREC's Leslie Knope moment

JR Ball 12 Jul 2026

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