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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.

📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | May 18–25

📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | May 18–25

Why it matters: The Soul Food Festival anchors a packed Memorial Day weekend, Live After Five closes out its spring run on Friday and the Chuck Wagon Gang brings 90 years of gospel history to the Old Governor's Mansion midweek. 🗓️ Wednesday, May 20 🎵 Music at the Mansion: Chuck

First Tuesday adds a new tool

First Tuesday adds a new tool

A volunteer group discovers nonprofits sometimes need brains more than brawn.

Where did everyone go?

Where did everyone go?

A sack is being hackied

A sack is being hackied

Dude, the analog revival claims another victim.

Dare to dream

Dare to dream

Lori Melancon's plainspeak

Lori Melancon's plainspeak

EBR's poverty crisis

EBR's poverty crisis

A new BRAF report makes it clear that EBR's economic mobility problem is getting worse, not better.