Dear future Americans: we had stationery
A time capsule was buried last week. It includes many letters and proclamations, and an unusual poster from a Louisiana artist.
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Hot summer nights
One might think a 73.8-degree night sounds rather balmy after a Baton Rouge afternoon of triple-digit temperatures and humidity thick enough to chew. But you would be wrong.
Why it matters: The average July nighttime low looks deceptively pleasant. But the hot reality is that overnight heat—
Drinks all around
Baton Rouge is not New Orleans, where drinking follows tourism. Alcohol sale locations here are oriented around LSU and neighborhoods.
The ascent of man
At Uptown Climbing, the challenge of going vertical could also win you a sticker.
Disconnect the dots
Sole searching
Is it the shoes? Yes, it is
Under the overpass
No more secret agents
The off-season case for New Orleans
Five New Orleans places to eat this summer, when the city slows, hotels are less expensive and reservations are not needed.
Field of schemes
Summer baseball is hot. But not if you are eating cheap burgers and margaritas.
A conservancy to consider
A dead corner gets a builder
A novel turn of events
Barnes & Noble is growing again, and so are independent bookstores—a twist in an age when fewer Americans read books.
The pretzel gets its due at Mid City Beer Garden
The pretzel is a dry and second fiddle to chips almost everywhere. At Beer Garden, it's among the best snacks in the parish.
Pickleball, but make it gangster
Transfer of blame
BREC: the high price of excellence?
St. George: signs, signs, everywhere signs
St. George is getting new street signs, a move to create its own identity. Social media is divided.
Take me home … ranch dressing
Somewhere between the goals, the group-stage upsets and knock-out round tension, ranch dressing became the unofficial mascot of America's World Cup summer.
A Dallas Fort Worth airport shop is now stocking bottles of it, Axios reports, right next to the jerseys and scarves—proof that when
Stars, stripes and shrugs
American pride is flagging. Women and younger people show the greatest declines in
A different Lake project
FMOL Health plans to invest about $70 million to renovate the former Bone & Joint Clinic into the new home of the Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute, with the project expected to open in 2028.
Why it matters: The investment is the latest sign that the Capital Region’
Kenilworth Parade: Men in hats
The parade has oddities: children rising in balloons; politicians with elephants; men in tiny cars.
A frank discussion
The Chicago dog. Loaded just right, sports peppers and no ketchup.
The Jaguar stirs
Enrollment has been growing at Southern, reversing a decline that threatened the university. New housing will be built soon.
The Texas myth
Louisiana politicians love invoking Texas, but they're dreaming an impossible dream.
Supercharged El Niño is likely coming
Baton Rouge will get a jumble of weather, thanks to a somewhat rare weather phenomenon.
Outwitting the mosquito
You can kill many of them. How to handle the itch from ones that get sneak past your defense.
Woody's world
Julie Letlow won in East Baton Rouge, but Woody Jenkins made sure it was a close call.
Great expectations for the library
The system can now return to its mission: spreading knowledge so civilization can march on.
Data centers are here. Louisiana can leverage the AI investments
St. Francisville is getting a $10 billion facility and 75 permanent jobs. The state has a $50 million head start on creating more opportunities
The ugly truth about watermelon
Choosing a ripe watermelon requires old wives’ tales, farmer wisdom and a willingness to admit you don't know better.
The Dewey Decimal System gets some love
EBR voters renewed the library tax by the widest margin in at least 30 years—and it wasn't close.
Two cities, two votes
Central said no to everything. Baton Rouge called a truce long enough to say yes.
Taxes, no questions asked
COA tax passes, showing compassion but also the power shift to older people
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | June 29–July 5
Why it matters: It's a holiday week—Baton Rouge goes all out for America's 250th birthday and the calendar reflects it. The Red Stick Farmers Market shifts to its Thursday location at Pennington Biomedical this week (8 a.m.–noon, July 3); the Saturday market is
America at 250 road trip
Driving for the 4th of July holiday. RedEye has some advice to ease your road trip.
LSU roars into AI
The university is building an AI ecosystem—and parents are now part of it.
How to celebrate 250 in BR
From Repentance Park to L'Auberge, Baton Rouge has its own way of marking 250.
The beautiful game meets the thirsty republic
Baton Rouge soccer fans are rallying around their futbol teams, one pint at a time. And a few places to watch World Cup games.
To boldly find
LSU researchers are part of team that is searching for planets, detecting them by microlensing.
Landry's game of thrones
The governor's two new board appointments give him control over LSU not seen since Huey Long.
Taxed, or just frustrated
Baton Rouge voters spent decades building the tax system they now curse.