Lori Melancon's plainspeak
The head of the region's economic development engine goes public, saying what's usually reserved for private conversations.
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Baton Rouge is spread out, spread thin
Baton Rouge has become one of America’s most sprawling cities, spending decades pushing outward one subdivision and strip mall at a time, swallowing vast amounts of land without adding many more people.
Now there's a report card for it. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s
St. George said yes, EBR shouted no
