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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.
College Drive reality

College Drive reality

The most significant intervention on Baton Rouge's most notorious corridor in decades is underway—sort of.
JR Ball 14 Apr 2026
Talking City Park: beyond the usual suspects

Talking City Park: beyond the usual suspects

Forum 225 gathered a new generation of voices to discuss aspirational hopes for City-Brooks Park.
JR Ball 14 Apr 2026
The bill nobody's running

The bill nobody's running

Developers build in Baton Rouge. Future taxpayers maintain.
JR Ball 13 Apr 2026
Going broke on sports

Going broke on sports

State money meant for classrooms is keeping college sports programs alive—and lawmakers just voted to send more.
JR Ball 13 Apr 2026
Wade Evans fires back

Wade Evans fires back

The BREC commissioner pushes back as the City Park golf debate goes full political campaign.
JR Ball 13 Apr 2026
Join or die

Join or die

JR Ball 12 Apr 2026
Front yards, front porches

Front yards, front porches

Some Baton Rouge neighborhoods make it easy to meet your neighbors. Most don't. That's a problem worth fixing.
JR Ball 09 Apr 2026

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