Perkins Overpass gets missing link
Bike, walking paths will connect the restaurant district with neighborhoods
Mukul Verma
Asphalt bungle
Baton Rouge lost hundreds of millions in developable land because of the interstates
A cane, made clever
Inspired by their grandfather's needs, students invent a smart walking stick to win Young Entrepreneur Academy competition
Baton Rouge stops underpaying cops
Police pay in Baton Rouge is getting a long-overdue jump.
Why it matters: Baton Rouge is finally moving to pay police officers like it wants to hire them. City leaders are betting that higher salaries will help fill vacancies and improve the caliber of those wearing the badge.
The details:
Watts takes over a corner of Third Street
His Cecelia and event space will occupy 10,000 square feet
Squeezed out
Plant a variety of fruit, and hope the citrus makes it
Let’s hear it for the girls
Louisiana high school girls are taking the field in flag football, and a pilot program could lead to a new high school sport