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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.
The wrong golf debate

The wrong golf debate

The City Park back-and-forth has framed golf as a proxy for the larger “status quo vs. dream-big” argument
JR Ball 18 Mar 2026
Baton Rouge wants its park back

Baton Rouge wants its park back

Survey says: People want more nature, less golf
JR Ball 18 Mar 2026
Baton Rouge has a prosperity problem

Baton Rouge has a prosperity problem

A national index puts the parish in the bottom third for a sustainable economy
JR Ball 17 Mar 2026
Cheer, hoops, and spreadsheets

Cheer, hoops, and spreadsheets

Baton Rouge could get a multi-purpose sports building to draw regional tournaments
Mukul Verma, JR Ball 17 Mar 2026
The aquifier in the room

The aquifier in the room

Memphis thought of a clever way to cool data centers: recycling wastewater
JR Ball 16 Mar 2026
If you build it, they'll drive-thru

If you build it, they'll drive-thru

Waffle House, Dutch Bros Coffee, Panda Express, Fuego, and then some on Burbank and West Lee
JR Ball 16 Mar 2026
An election where nobody came

An election where nobody came

What to do about ballots that draw very few voters
JR Ball 15 Mar 2026

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