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Let the kids play
Louisiana leads other states; the law here requires public schools have recess.
EBR rethinking neighborhood schools
How other systems are managing closed schools
EBR is in the midst of a master plan for facilities. Other systems are mostly turning closed schools into housing
The invention that birthed McMansions
Give thanks to the gang-nail plate.
Where the dancing horses went
For two decades from 1927, children in Baton Rouge’s City Park paid a nickel to ride hand-carved horses beneath a pagoda roof. A brass organ wheezed; riders reached for a brass ring to try and win a free ride.
Then the carousel vanished.
Its 54 horses had traveled
LSU sports ventures into new capital
Look ma, no steering wheel
The government allows robotaxis with no mechanical controls. It signals a wider change in mobility and how we will live.
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | August 3–9
Why it matters: Saturday at Manship is one of the most loaded single days of the summer—Harry Potter, a free artist talk, a R-rated comedy-adventure and a 25-year-old cult classic all under one roof. The week opens with a moving piece of Louisiana history at
Red dots, Red Stick roots
Doctors with deep Baton Rouge roots helped fuel the vaccine retreat behind the nation's worst measles outbreak in 35 years.
The other big LSU football donor
Holden Spaht reportedly ranks among the LSU football program’s top donors. But even his gifts totaling millions represent only a small fraction of his estimated $4.9 billion net worth, according to Forbes.
Spaht is a managing partner at Thoma Bravo, a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused
Death of a popular buffet
Sopapillas, screwdrivers and a grand piano on Government Street
Perk Up Perkins goes national
Two mothers' push for a safer crosswalk is being celebrated as a national "complete streets" success story.
A calming influence
Pennington-led study finds THC calms people with dementia
An urban farm for all
A community garden at Howell Park is place to plant seeds, learn crafts, drive an EV, eat a snowball, strike a yoga pose.
Running wild
Jenni Peters has built a community around running. They travel well together.
Our state of nuclear waste
Mayor could lose top staff member
America’s startup boom reaches Baton Rouge
Americans are applying to start businesses at record levels. East Baton Rouge Parish is sharing in the surge, though its growth trails the nation’s, Census data shows.
Why it matters: New business applications signal more than economic health. They also reflect optimism, access to capital, friendly regulations and technology
Every bot a king
She shoots, LSU scores
LSU's Angel Reese has her own Barbie, and LSU gets more national exposure.