1. More high schools could start later. About time.
The district has given Superintendent Lamont Cole wide latitude to expand a pilot
Mukul Verma
Burden Center welcomes you
Burden Museum and Gardens is preparing to welcome visitors in a new entrance building.
The details: Designed by EskewDumezRipple, an award-winning New Orleans firm, in collaboration with Baton Rouge’s Carbo Landscape Architecture, the structure is nearing completion ahead of a May opening.
It will include outdoor gathering space—
A bigger slice of success
Elsie’s Plate & Pie is already one of Baton Rouge’s hardest tables to grab without a wait. Now the Government Street favorite appears to be expanding in a way that could ease the pressure on the main dining room—and maybe make it a little easier to get
Louisiana’s heart skips a beat for sitting still
An Apple Heart and Movement Study places Louisiana among the worst states on two key markers of cardiovascular fitness—resting heart rate and VO₂ max—adding data-backed urgency to a familiar public health problem.
Why it matters: This isn’t a verdict. It’s a to-do list for
Railroad agreement unlocks a safer link to Overpass District
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway has agreed to a pedestrian crossing near the Perkins Road Overpass. It clears the last real obstacle to a proper path linking nearby neighborhoods to one of Baton Rouge’s busiest restaurant districts—so people can stop playing real-life Frogger just to get dinner.
Sweet ending
At King Kong Milk Tea, there’s a drink that feels both obvious and oddly undiscovered in sugarcane country. Fresh sugarcane juice—pressed to order, bright and grassy, with a sweetness that lands gently. You can have it straight or dressed with coconut or aloe.
A King Kong server says
Taking the gamble out of walking
Two small sidewalk projects along River Road aim to stitch together key gaps—so residents and visitors can walk more easily between casinos, apartments, hotels and the river.
Why it matters: Better sidewalks and paths are the kind of unglamorous work that change how people use downtown—especially residents who