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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.
Your yard. Their horns.

Your yard. Their horns.

JR Ball 16 Apr 2026
Blues fest

Blues fest

Free, local and loud—Baton Rouge's signature music festival takes over downtown this weekend.
JR Ball 16 Apr 2026
Blind trust

Blind trust

Louisiana bill would keep college athlete revenue-sharing details out of public view—but it treats a subsidized system like a private one.
JR Ball 15 Apr 2026
College Drive dreams

College Drive dreams

What if Baton Rouge's most notorious parking lot could actually be fixed—and why it probably never will.
JR Ball 14 Apr 2026
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

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