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📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | Sept. 28–Oct. 4

Why it matters: Sunday is packed—Free First Sunday, One Piece at a Time at the Old Governor's Mansion, a mystery kids' film at Manship, PlantFest! preview at Hilltop and The Lone Bellow closing the night. Thursday opens a new LSU MOA exhibition and BRBT's

Walk this way

Baton Rouge ranks high for walking but not for biking. Implementing the bike and pedestrian plan would greatly benefit the city.

LSU got better. It fell anyway.

LSU has dropped 67 spots in U.S. News’ national rankings over the past decade. The numbers underneath that dive tell a more complicated story.

The River Center domino

Golf course for all?

BREC considers opening City Park Golf Course for other uses. The commission also acknowledged the master plan, a small step toward eventual implementation.

Good life, less driving

Luxury apartments will join the offices at @Highland, with retail coming next. The arrangement should reduce travel by car for residents.

A stitch in Baton Rouge time

East Baton Rouge Parish library has created a tapestry for Galvez's victory at Battle of Baton Rouge.

NASCAR comes to Brightside

Anyone who lives near LSU knows these simple truths: College-aged drivers aren't too concerned with the sign banning left-hand turns onto Highland from East Boyd; speed limits are suggestions; and, for them, pulling out and merging into traffic is a chance to experience the thrill of

St. George settles part of zoning suit

Mitch for president

The former infrastructure lead for President Biden is pondering a run for the highest office.

An ill wind

States sue Trump over his offshore wind shutdown—but Louisiana, whose businesses stood to cash in, isn’t among them.

Even more Asian food, please

New Dumpling Hour proves that there is room for even more Asian restaurants in Baton Rouge

AI agents ready for closeup

Siri is going from aggravating to indispensable, and changing how we use our devices.

St. George expands its playbook

AI, fines join blight fight

Reducing trash, overgrown lots and abandoned buildings is at the top of Mayor Sid Edwards' list. He's adding some ammo to take to the fight.

Sit a spell

Third Street parklet could set the stage for a more welcoming downtown.

At Modesto, the usual is not routine

The soup-and-salad lunch should be eaten often, sometimes with the churros.

Baton Rouge could use chatty benches

A place to sit has become an invitation to connect with strangers.

Someone needs to take charge

Grounds for improvement

Snap judgement

For those keeping score at home, LSU and its boosters ponied up roughly $44,056 each time someone snapped the ball last Saturday during Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford. Whether they got their money’s worth is a call for the governor and those eight-figure boosters in the