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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.

Sunday special: Change is in the air

Sunday special: Change is in the air

Good Sunday morning. Several stories RedEye published this week connect in ways that are worth seeing together. They describe a city with multiple consequential decisions arriving at the same moment—on public space, civic identity and what kind of place Baton Rouge intends to become. Some efforts are already underway.

Going Dutch

Going Dutch

New coffeeshop is about the experience, not the drink

Commentary: Children are dying

Commentary: Children are dying

This is not a crime spike. This is a city that has never honestly confronted why this keeps happening.

Can LSU afford to bring Will Wade home?

Can LSU afford to bring Will Wade home?

LSU Athletics and its donors have committed to spending lavishly across a wide range of sports.

Baton Rouge's next big choices

Baton Rouge's next big choices

They're decisions that will shape how Baton Rouge competes for talent, investment and residents for the next generation.

The three miles that matter

The three miles that matter

Several planning efforts underway are converging along a corridor simultaneously.

12,000 out-of-state students, no plan to keep them

12,000 out-of-state students, no plan to keep them

Baton Rouge must integrate students in the community to keep them here after graduation