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BREC targets pension overhaul

The parks system is making big moves, reducing expenses to invest in recreation

Baton Rouge gets some color

Holi's spread in the U.S. follows the growth of the Indian population, and the adoption of a good time by people here

Mid City’s latest temptation

Las Brujas brings air-roasted coffee, pastries, produce to Government Street

Sun rising on Downtown East

Investors are building in a new area of downtown, and nearby Mid City

BR Dead last. A decade of proof.

Where a city ranks on growth, prosperity, and inclusion determines whether its residents can find good jobs, build wealth and access opportunity.

She stocks Baton Rouge’s imagination

How Jenna Jaureguy buys books for a city — and what its choices reveal

Flipping on houses

In EBR, buying a home is slightly cheaper

Sporting St. George

The new city wants to build a park, and an operator is exploring a sports facility between LSU and downtown

Perkins Overpass gets missing link

Bike, walking paths will connect the restaurant district with neighborhoods

Breaking away

On May 16, East Baton Rouge Parish voters will decide whether to amend the Louisiana Constitution to allow the City of St. George to establish its own independent school district—one of the most consequential education votes in the region's recent history. The amendment requires majority approval both

If St. George schools pass, then what?

A compressed, legally fraught transition is likely, including transfer of assets and where magnet school students would attend school

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

The park Baton Rouge keeps almost building

BREC chair says the future of City Park belongs to those in their 20s, 30s and 40s. That's the right generational hand-off

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

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

Last Call for Tigerland?

LSU leaders want to move bars next to a proposed arena on the campus golf course

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

Chow Yum’s crawfish have a second act

They are tossed in butter scented with garlic and lemongrass.

Wage woes: Another study, more bad news

Slower income growth in La is caused by lower education attainment and not enough immigrants