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An education in default
More than one in four Louisiana residents—27%—with federal student loans are in default, the second-highest rate in the country; only Mississippi (28.3%) is worse.
About 187,000 Louisiana borrowers are more than a year behind on their payments, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal
General Tso is on the march
You don't got mail
Twice a week is plenty for the mailbox these days. Wait much longer and it's just political fliers stacking up—proof the box has turned mostly into ad space.
Advertising mail climbed to 62% of everything that lands inside, says USPS's own household mail survey, more
14 cents
How 75 years of decisions left the city-parish government broken and financially paralyzed.
Younger people flocking to birding
People in their 20s are playing chess and bingo, and packing trivia nights. They have taken up birding, too.
Why it matters: Perhaps the generation supposedly lost to smartphones was never lost at all. Younger people are putting down their phones—or using them as tools—to reconnect with nature,
Food stamps fall. Poverty remains
About 170,000 Louisiana residents are no longer on food stamps, a consequence of the federal budget bill passed in summer 2025.
Table for one
Before RedEye, I worked in a cubicle-filled office where there was always another meeting, always a question in need of an answer, always a looming deadline. It was great. To quote Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part II, "This is the profession we have chosen." But, at
The long road to Troy
Want to watch Odyssey in 70MM glory? Get on a horse and ride.
Learning from the creative class
Bogarting THC drinks
Sparks for a civic life
Baton Rouge's Fourth of July celebration drew a bigger crowd this year, with about 6,800 people gathering on the downtown levee for the fireworks show.
Why it matters: Cities work best when people leave their homes and share public spaces. Festivals and civic celebrations help people meet
The day City Park belonged to everyone
BREC invited everyone to use the park. 800+ showed up.
Meet the real George O'Neal
A member of LSU's '58 title team, the developer paved the way for St. George to become a city.
A housing shift that could matter greatly in South Louisiana
Landmark federal legislation could lower costs of manufactured homes in a state that needs more affordable housing.
A pint with a view
“Would I like a beer garden in the front of my house? You damn straight I would. I would love to move to an urban environment and have something like that, where I could walk to the grocery store or I could walk to the coffee shop. ..So the answer
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | July 20–26
Why it matters: Wednesday is the week's anchor—a rare joint Metro Council meeting, the final public input session on St. George's 25-year growth plan and a BRFF filmmaker forum all land on the same night. The weekend brings a packed Saturday with something for
Knight moves
Baton Rouge's newest third place doesn't serve drinks. It has 64 squares.
Perkins keeps waiting
One crosswalk got funded in months. The reason it's still not built is stalling every street safety fix in the parish.
Wildflowers in the median
Grass is growing fast in public spaces. Some cities are going "No Mow." Could it work here?
Mobile gets on board
The Alabama city sees train service as a chance to add more to downtown.