Public school enrollment is declining. Three reasons why
Less money for education is the result, more so for smaller systems in rural areas.
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Trump in La. dumps
In Southern states, his approval rating among all adults is underwater. He fares a bit better with voters only.
You're living across the street from a stranger
Proximity isn't community. Baton Rouge's neighborhoods make that gap wider— and some are trying to close it.
Kiffin's playlist enters the transfer portal
LSU’s Lane Kiffin has turned social media into his own kind of playbook: a little truth, a little misdirection, a lot of people wondering what is real; a valuable skill for a college football coach whose day job is fooling linebackers.
What happened: David Covucci of FOIABall appears to
Movies aren't dead yet
A rainy holiday weekend, a Star Wars blockbuster and a comedian's crusade to make movies affordable again—Baton Rouge theaters are rewriting the rules of a night out.
Cookie diplomacy
Jeff Landry's rough stretch reaches Greenland, but give his one gambit credit: mansion chocolate chip cookies are darn tasty.
The curd is back
Cottage cheese bottomed out. Then protein happened.
Korean culture has landed on Florida Boulevard
Seoul Stop is a convenience store, a photo booth, a claw machine, a ramen bar, and a carnival all at once. A second location is coming soon.
Blooming chaos
Scatter seeds, let Louisiana do the rest
Love purple, bleed gold
Test planting on Government could fix more medians
The backyard bird social club
Baton Rouge sits on a major migration highway—and free apps turn every yard, porch and park into a connection point for millions of birders worldwide.
Aisle be singing
Why some people break into song near the orecchiette.
Preis' North Baton Rouge bet pays off
Spreading joy with a turkey 'rich girl'
A Mid City institution, a legendary order and the friend who taught me how to eat it
Mind the housing-income gap
The gap between home prices and what people earn has nearly doubled since 1950. Baton Rouge's relative affordability comes with the cost of sprawl.
University Lakes system might get a seventh lake
Baton Rouge is spread out, spread thin
Baton Rouge has become one of America’s most sprawling cities, spending decades pushing outward one subdivision and strip mall at a time, swallowing vast amounts of land without adding many more people.
Now there's a report card for it. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s
It's not your forever neighbor
Nobody told you it was, which can become a problem when that tree-filled lot wants to become something else.
St. George said yes, EBR shouted no
The spam politicians won't ban
Campaigns are blowing up smartphones with text messages. You may hate them, but the evidence suggests they work.
Raises approved, debt deferred
📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | May 18–25
Why it matters: The Soul Food Festival anchors a packed Memorial Day weekend, Live After Five closes out its spring run on Friday and the Chuck Wagon Gang brings 90 years of gospel history to the Old Governor's Mansion midweek.
🗓️ Wednesday, May 20
🎵 Music at the Mansion: Chuck
First Tuesday adds a new tool
A volunteer group discovers nonprofits sometimes need brains more than brawn.
Where did everyone go?
A sack is being hackied
Dude, the analog revival claims another victim.
Three years of restaurant openings, mapped
A new restaurant is more than a menu. It's a signed lease, a construction loan, and a bet on a neighborhood. We tracked where those bets are being placed.
The drink menu is having a moment
High margins drive restaurants to concoct weird drinks. The soda at McDonald's is divine.
The elusive bánh mì of Government Street
Offset has mastered smoked meats. They are the center of the best Vietnamese sandwich.
What’s in a name?
In one generation, the nursery nameplate went from pop culture to Scripture—with a detour through a Victorian English garden.
Dare to dream
Completing Government Street
Gov. Landry's amendments face a reckoning
Read our quick guide to the proposed constitutional changes before voting.
Creative destruction on the cocktail menu
A viral frozen drink has landed in Baton Rouge, swirling tequila, lime and ice cream into something dangerously easy to love.
Coffee Call turns 50
The third place got their first. You don’t need an anniversary to eat beignets with friends.
BREC picks its next likely leader
Lori Melancon's plainspeak
EBR's poverty crisis
A new BRAF report makes it clear that EBR's economic mobility problem is getting worse, not better.
'Make no little plans'
Comfort food, Perkins Road style
Southdowns Grille opens where the Lounge left off—different vibe, same neighborhood instinct.
Sea Spectacle
America's 250th birthday celebration sets sail for New Orleans, where history and tall ships converge on the Mississippi.
