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Snowball's chance in summer hell

With Baton Rouge baking under an unrelenting summer blowtorch and America sweating through its hottest July on record, let's get giddy about the possibility of winter weather in South Louisiana. This isn't a mirage of a sun-fried brain, but it could actually happen ... maybe. The

Cane's: Have it your way

Raising Cane's turned 30 by focusing on one love: chicken fingers. But fans have turned the menu to 11.

Louisiana's AI double bet

AI was supposed to diversify Louisiana's economy beyond oil and gas. New research suggests it may be doing the opposite.

Nicholson Drive's new path

A busy area near LSU will be improved with a complete streets project.

VBR, Butch Spyridon take center stage

Life after five

An apartment development on an entire block of downtown is inching forward.

The fast and unmonitored

Baton Rouge argues over red light cameras. Evidence from Ontario shows that cameras reduce lawbreaking.

When can we stop talking about Cyclospora?

You would think modern science could have vanquished the nasty parasite by now, along with public discussions of unmentionable things that happen in bathrooms. Not yet. The cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce from central Mexico has caused more than 6,700 illnesses and 11,500 additional suspected infections

Matt McKay, community builder, died after a long illness

A stake driven into the earth usually tells us where something ends. Matt McKay saw, instead, the place where something might begin. That was how he understood Ardendale: an ambitious attempt to create a Baton Rouge neighborhood where families of different incomes could live beside one another—and where those

📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | August 10–16

Why it matters: Two new exhibitions open at LASM Saturday—including the Blue Dog's Baton Rouge debut—and the Perseid Meteor Shower peaks that same night. Friday is impossibly packed with a local film premiere, a flashlight walk through the swamp and a talent competition downtown. 🗓️ Friday, August

Goodbye Cox, hello Spectrum

What the change means for those still using Cox services.

School daze

The heat, the history and the Mardi Gras math behind an ever-earlier school year.

St. George zoning fight heads to court

Justice for a fee

A little-known justice system office keeps the legal system moving, but at a big cost to defendants.

LSU's ranked gauntlet

Let's admit it, the Tiger football team faces a brutal schedule this season. Good luck thinking that will temper expectations.

Live single, keep your jingle

Baton Rouge is the nation's second-most affordable major city for going solo. Even Carrie Bradshaw could afford it here.

Tide and punishment

You need a successful private equity deal to pay for the best seats when LSU plays Alabama

Chili, chocolate and the world's longest flight

Come October 2027, Qantas will fly Sydney to London nonstop, the longest scheduled flight on Earth. The airline spent a decade figuring out how to keep passengers sane for the 22-hour ride. Nearly a full day in a metal tube is exactly as rough as it sounds. Qantas knows

Hot shot

Scientists just got their best look at the sun’s surface and revealed that it was hiding serious Van Gogh energy. Astronomers released photos yesterday that were snapped by the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Maui. The images were taken while technicians were fine-tuning

Progress gets detention

Who can you trust?

Given the indictments, firings and very public fumbles, it's a question in search of an answer.