Worth every penny
Why Kim Mulkey is worth far more than the bottom line
Doing Dolly's work
In Baton Rouge, a movement to give books to children in a partnership with Dolly Parton Foundation
A weekend happy hour
A place for great cocktails at discount prices during the weekends
Feeding seniors or building empires?
A state audit of the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging shows
Baton Rouge’s riverfront gets a rare blank slate
Ideas for replacing a stinking eyesore off Nicholson
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
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
Watts takes over a corner of Third Street
His Cecelia and event space will occupy 10,000 square feet